CVE-2005-0473 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Gaim instant messenger application by sending malformed HTML, requiring user interaction to view the content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0473?
CVE-2005-0473 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 19 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0208.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0473?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Rob Flynn Gaim.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0473?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0473 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-0473 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0473 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mfh-mcrc-hgxh.