FKIE_CVE-2004-0785

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-10-20 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:06
Severity
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) Rich Text Format (RTF) messages, (2) a long hostname for the local system as obtained from DNS, or (3) a long URL that is not properly handled by the URL decoder.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
cve@mitre.orghttp://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/12383
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/12480
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/12929
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/13101
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/9261
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/9262
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/9263
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/12383
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/12480
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/12929
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/13101
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/9261
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/9262
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/9263
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907

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