CVE-2005-0965

Description

The gaim_markup_strip_html function in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a string that contains malformed HTML, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.93% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11292	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/14815	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12999	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-365.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2	mailing list
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=13	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0965?: CVE-2005-0965 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0965?: To fix CVE-2005-0965, 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-2005-0965 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0965 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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