National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-1261
Original release date:05/11/2005
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an instant message (IM) with a large URL.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=16
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2005-0519
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2005:432
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2005:429
Type: Advisory
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10725
External Source: BID
Name: 13590
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FLSA:158543
References to Check Content
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10725
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
