CVE-2005-0965 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 4 Apr 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Gaim instant messaging client by sending malformed HTML strings, causing an out-of-bounds read.

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-2005-0965?

CVE-2005-0965 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The gaim_markup_strip_html function in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a string that contains malformed HTML, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0965?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rob Flynn Gaim.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0965 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-2005-0965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vcxh-4qcq-3wx7.