CVE-2004-0006 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 29 Jan 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in Gaim and Ultramagnetic instant messaging clients.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2004-0006?

CVE-2004-0006 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 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 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0006?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Rob Flynn Gaim, Ultramagnetic Ultramagnetic.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0006?

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-2004-0006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q864-5rmm-c437.