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    CVE-2004-0005

    Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, (2) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte, (3) a quoted printable string to the gaim_quotedp_decode MIME decoder that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, and (4) quoted printable encoding in gaim_quotedp_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte.

    Published:Feb 3, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Feb 3, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.22285
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gaim Project
    Product
    Gaim

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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    References

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High