CVE-2005-2103 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the AIM and ICQ modules of Gaim versions prior to 1.5.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted away message containing numerous AIM substitution strings. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gaim_project:gaim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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