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CVE-2005-0966

Published: Apr 4, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

On-prem

Communications / messaging-chat

rob flynnindividual-devCommunications

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded

securityfocus.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9185

oval.cisecurity.org

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Timeline

Published

Apr 4, 2005

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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