Description
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 10.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=9Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-604.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2188
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17786
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17787
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17790
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11790
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-8-1/
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=9Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-604.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2188
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17786
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17787
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17790
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11790
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-8-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 27, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified