7.5
HIGH
CVE-2004-0785
Gaim Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) Rich Text Format (RTF) messages, (2) a long hostname for the local system as obtained from DNS, or (3) a long URL that is not properly handled by the URL decoder.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2004, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0785 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 Rob_flynn 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-2004-0785.

URL Resource
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
http://secunia.com/advisories/12383
http://secunia.com/advisories/12480
http://secunia.com/advisories/12929
http://secunia.com/advisories/13101
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/9261
http://www.osvdb.org/9262
http://www.osvdb.org/9263
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
http://secunia.com/advisories/12383
http://secunia.com/advisories/12480
http://secunia.com/advisories/12929
http://secunia.com/advisories/13101
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/9261
http://www.osvdb.org/9262
http://www.osvdb.org/9263
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0785 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0785 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3
    Added Reference http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
    Added Reference http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/12383
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/12480
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/12929
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/13101
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
    Added Reference http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/9261
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/9262
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/9263
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10907 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17142 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17143 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17141 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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-2004-0785 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-2004-0785 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

11.90 }} 5.40%

score

0.95308

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability