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TI-2004-00723 Aliases CVE-2004-0785GHSA-rhmh-97h3-458w

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority MEDIUM 41Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05427 92nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.50VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.51VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.52VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.53VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.54VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.55VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.56VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.57VulnerableRob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.51 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.52 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.54 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.56 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.57 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.58VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.59VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.59.1VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.60VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.61VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.62VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.63VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.64VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.65VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.66VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.67VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.68VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.69VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.70VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.73VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.74VulnerableRob Flynn
cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.75VulnerableRob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.58 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59.1 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.60 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.61 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.62 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.63 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.64 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.65 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.66 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.67 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.68 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.69 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.70 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.73 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.74 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
  • cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0785
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhmh-97h3-458w

References

Patch 3

Advisory 2

Other 6

  • TI-2004-00808 Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-01160 Buffer overflow in Gaim 0.10.3 and earlier using the OSCAR protocol allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-01191 Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00008 Integer overflow in Gaim 0.74 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00007 Buffer overflow in the Extract Info Field Function for (1) MSN and (2) YMSG protocol… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00006 Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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