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CVE-2005-2103

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGaim

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Gaim· Gaim Project
95%
v < 1.5.0
Affected range stops below 1.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (8)

x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=22
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531
VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11477
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-131

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