CVE-2005-0966

Description

The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown, irc_msg_nochan functions.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.93% Top 15%

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%3A9185	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/14815	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19939	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13003	vdb entry
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=14	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19937	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://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=235&release_id=317750	patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0966?: CVE-2005-0966 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0966?: To fix CVE-2005-0966, 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-2005-0966 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0966 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.