Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-193 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, (2) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte, (3) a quoted printable string to the gaim_quotedp_decode MIME decoder that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, and (4) quoted printable encoding in gaim_quotedp_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte.
Why it matters now
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gaim_project:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.75 | Vulnerable | Gaim Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:gaim_project:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75 Vulnerable ·Gaim Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0005
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w52g-gmgw-x986
References
More Gaim Project Gaim vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01991 Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2004-0005 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0005 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w52g-gmgw-x986 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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