CVE-2003-0163 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Gaim-Encryption plugin by sending a message with a negative length, causing a heap memory overwrite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0163?
CVE-2003-0163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
decrypt_msg for the Gaim-Encryption GAIM plugin 1.15 and earlier does not properly validate a message length parameter, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative length, which overwrites arbitrary heap memory with a zero byte.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gaim-Encryption Gaim-Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjcp-54hc-j4ch.