decrypt_msg for the Gaim-Encryption GAIM plugin 1.15 and earlier does not properly…
Priority LOW 25Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
decrypt_msg for the Gaim-Encryption GAIM plugin 1.15 and earlier does not properly validate a message length parameter, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative length, which overwrites arbitrary heap memory with a zero byte.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01039 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gaim-encryption:gaim-encryption:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13 | Vulnerable | Gaim-encryption |
| cpe:2.3:a:gaim-encryption:gaim-encryption:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14 | Vulnerable | Gaim-encryption |
| cpe:2.3:a:gaim-encryption:gaim-encryption:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15 | Vulnerable | Gaim-encryption |
- cpe:2.3:a:gaim-encryption:gaim-encryption:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13 Vulnerable ·Gaim-encryption
- cpe:2.3:a:gaim-encryption:gaim-encryption:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·Gaim-encryption
- cpe:2.3:a:gaim-encryption:gaim-encryption:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15 Vulnerable ·Gaim-encryption
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0163
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjcp-54hc-j4ch
References
More Gaim-encryption vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-04423 Gaim-Encryption 2.38-1 on Debian Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-0163 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0163 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjcp-54hc-j4ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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