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Gaim < 1.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2793
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote host seems to be running Gaim, a popular open-source multi-protocol instant messenger. It is reported that this version of Gaim is prone to a flaw in the way that it handles malformed HTML data. Specifically, a content-parsing flaw in the 'gaim_markup_strip_html' function can cause the application to fail, leading to a loss of availability. Further, there are reported flaws within the IRC and Jabber plugins that can lead to a remote Denial of Service. In addition, it is reported that a flaw within the IRC plugin can allow the injection of Gaim scripting language commands.Solution
Update to Gaim 1.2.1 or higher.Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 2793
Family: Internet Messengers
Published: 4/6/2005
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/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