CVE-2004-0891
Description
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
rob flynn
individual-dev
gentoo
oss-project·USaka gentoo linux
slackware
oss-project·USaka slackware linux
ubuntu
commercial·GBaka ubuntu linux
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17787
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2188
bugzilla.fedora.us
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml
gentoo.org
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