CVE-2004-0006

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) cookies in a Yahoo web connection, (2) a long name parameter in the Yahoo login web page, (3) a long value parameter in the Yahoo login page, (4) a YMSG packet, (5) the URL parser, and (6) HTTP proxy connect.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 16.55% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9489	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-032.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_04_gaim.html	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/3732	vdb entry
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.361158	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A818	signature vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871838	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444158	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/297198	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14941	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10222	signature vdb entry
http://ultramagnetic.sourceforge.net/advisories/001.html	patch vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200401-04.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008850	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107522432613022&w=2	mailing list
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-033.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:006	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14939	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14947	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14940	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527142	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14945	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/371382	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14943	vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/3731	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/503030	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-045.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0006?: CVE-2004-0006 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0006?: To fix CVE-2004-0006, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0006 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0006 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.