9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2004-0005
Gaim Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, (2) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte, (3) a quoted printable string to the gaim_quotedp_decode MIME decoder that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, and (4) quoted printable encoding in gaim_quotedp_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 16, 2024, 8:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0005 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gaim_project gaim
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-0005.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813 Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2 Exploit Mailing List
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434 Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190366 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/226974 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404470 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655974 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_04_gaim.html Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/3736 Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008850 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.361158 Mailing List Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14935 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14938 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14942 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14944 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200401-04 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0005 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0005 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813 No Types Assigned http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2 Exploit, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190366 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190366 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/226974 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/226974 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404470 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404470 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655974 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655974 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_04_gaim.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_04_gaim.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/3736 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/3736 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008850 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008850 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.361158 No Types Assigned http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.361158 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14935 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14935 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14938 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14938 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14942 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14942 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14944 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200401-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200401-04 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-193
    Removed CPE Configuration OR cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gaim_project:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/14944 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/14938 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/14942 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/14935 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14944 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14942 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14938 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14935 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/105690/104/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200401-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0005 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0005 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

42.04 }} -4.31%

score

0.97193

percentile

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