CVE-2004-0005 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in Gaim's decoding functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0005?
CVE-2004-0005 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, (2) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte, (3) a quoted printable string to the gaim_quotedp_decode MIME decoder that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, and (4) quoted printable encoding in gaim_quotedp_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte.
Weakness: CWE-193
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gaim Project Gaim.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0005?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-0005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w52g-gmgw-x986.