Upstream information
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) Rich Text Format (RTF) messages, (2) a long hostname for the local system as obtained from DNS, or (3) a long URL that is not properly handled by the URL decoder.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | 
| Integrity Impact | Partial | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2004:032, published Wednesday, Sep 15th 2004 16:00 MEST
 - SUSE-SA:2004:033, published Wednesday, Sep 17th 2004 12:00 MEST
 - SUSE-SA:2004:034, published Friday, Sep 17th 2004 14:23 MEST
 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:57:14 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:10:04 2023