CVE-2005-0573 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 27 Feb 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Gaim client on Windows by sending a file transfer with parentheses in the filename.

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-2005-0573?

CVE-2005-0573 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 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

Gaim 1.1.3 on Windows systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a file transfer in which the filename contains "(" or ")" (parenthesis) characters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0573?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rob Flynn Gaim.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0573?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0573 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-2005-0573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w24p-x5ww-2qf7.