The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial…
Priority LOW 29Published · 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
The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0473.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03204 88th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Rob Flynn |
| cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Rob Flynn |
| cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Rob Flynn |
| cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Rob Flynn |
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Rob Flynn
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0208
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q3w-m82w-3h55
References
More Rob Flynn Gaim vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2005-0208 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0208 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q3w-m82w-3h55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2005-0208 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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