CVE-2005-2103

Description

Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.50% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=22 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded broken link vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11477 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/ vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2103?
CVE-2005-2103 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2103?
To fix CVE-2005-2103, 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-2005-2103 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2103 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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