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Gaim < 0.82 Multiple Overflows

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2159

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host appears to be running Gaim, a popular open-source multi-protocol instant messenger. It is reported that this version of Gaim is prone to multiple vulnerabilities including several buffer and heap overflows. These vulnerabilities may permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote computer.

Solution

Upgrade to Gaim 0.82.0 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2159

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:rob_flynn:gaim

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0754, CVE-2004-0784, CVE-2004-0785, CVE-2004-2589

BID: 11056