CVE-2005-2102

Description

The AIM/ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a filename that contains invalid UTF-8 characters.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.27% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9283	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2102?: CVE-2005-2102 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2102?: To fix CVE-2005-2102, 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-2005-2102 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2102 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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