CVE-2004-0891

security flaw

Published Oct 21, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 6.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0889 Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8-1 gaim vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM
Reserved
Sep 22, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 27, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 19, 2004, 12:00 AM