CVE-2005-0473

Description

The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0208.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 18.52% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10212	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/523888	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-03.xml	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19381	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110935655500670&w=2	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:049	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000933	vendor advisory
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=11
http://secunia.com/advisories/14322	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-215.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12589	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0473?: CVE-2005-0473 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0473?: To fix CVE-2005-0473, 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-2005-0473 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0473 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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