CVE-2000-1172 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Gaim version 0.10.3 and earlier, specifically within its OSCAR protocol implementation. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted, excessively long HTML tag. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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