CVE-2004-2589

Description

Gaim before 0.82 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long HTTP Content-Length header, which causes Gaim to abort when attempting to allocate memory.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.79% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17150	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/9264	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083	vdb entry
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/12383	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2589?: CVE-2004-2589 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2589?: To fix CVE-2004-2589, 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-2004-2589 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-2589 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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