CVE-2004-0006
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) cookies in a Yahoo web connection, (2) a long name parameter in the Yahoo…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) cookies in a Yahoo web connection, (2) a long name parameter in the Yahoo login web page, (3) a long value parameter in the Yahoo login page, (4) a YMSG packet, (5) the URL parser, and (6) HTTP proxy connect.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.61% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- rob flynn/gaim · ultramagnetic/ultramagnetic
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107522432613022&w=2
- http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200401-04.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://ultramagnetic.sourceforge.net/advisories/001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/297198US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/371382US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444158US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/503030US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527142US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871838US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:006
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_04_gaim.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/3731
- http://www.osvdb.org/3732
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-032.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-033.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-045.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9489
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008850
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.361158
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14939
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14940
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14941
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14943
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.