CVE-2005-2103 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 16.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.06% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-131 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-08-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gaim project | gaim |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Gaim AIM/ICQ Protocols - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2005-08-10 |
References
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=22
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11477
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=22
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11477
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/
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