Overview
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Gaim yahoo_decode() function, which could cause a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte.
Description
Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messenger available for a number of operating systems. It supports a variety of instant messaging protocols, including the Yahoo Messenger (YMSG) protocol. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the yahoo_decode() function. This function fails to properly allocate memory for octal values, which could result in a pointer referencing a memory location beyond the terminating null byte. |
Impact
An unauthenticated, remote attacker may cause a denial of service or potentially execute code of the attacker's choice. |
Solution
Upgrade Upgrade to Gaim version 0.76 or later. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
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References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was publicly reported by Stefan Esser of e-matters.
This document was written by Damon Morda.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2004-0005 |
| Severity Metric: | 7.88 |
| Date Public: | 2004-01-26 |
| Date First Published: | 2004-04-30 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2004-05-06 18:20 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 17 |