CVE-2004-2589 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 28 Nov 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote servers can crash the Gaim instant messaging client by sending a long HTTP Content-Length header, causing a memory allocation failure.

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-2004-2589?

CVE-2004-2589 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Gaim before 0.82 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long HTTP Content-Length header, which causes Gaim to abort when attempting to allocate memory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2589?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rob Flynn Gaim.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2004-2589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gjj5-323w-prhc.