CVE-2004-0008 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in Gaim 0.74 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted directIM packet, leading to a denial of service and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.74CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ultramagnetic:ultramagnetic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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