6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-0966
Gaim IRC Plugin Markup Injection/DoS Vulnerability
Description

The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown, irc_msg_nochan functions.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:56 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0966 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-2005-0966.

URL Resource
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=14 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14815 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=235&release_id=317750 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-365.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13003
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19937
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19939
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9185
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=14 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14815 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=235&release_id=317750 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-365.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13003
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19937
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19939
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9185

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-2005-0966 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0966 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/index.php?id=14
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14815
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=235&release_id=317750
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-365.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13003
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19937
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19939
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9185
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:9185 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9185 [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/19939 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/19937 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19939 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19937 [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=111238715307356&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2005

    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-2005-0966 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-2005-0966 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

8.42 }} 1.48%

score

0.94403

percentile

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