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Gaim / Ultramagnetic Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2161

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host seems to be running either Gaim, a popular open-source multi-protocol instant messenger, either Ultramagnetic, a clone of Gaim that includes encryption features. It is reported that the version of the running software is prone to 12 security problems including buffer and stack overflows. These vulnerabilities may permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to Gaim version 0.76 or higher or to Ultramagnetic 0.81.0 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2161

Published: 8/26/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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-2004-0006, CVE-2004-0007, CVE-2004-0008

BID: 9489