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Gaim Encryption

First CVE: May 5, 2003Active for: 23 yearsTotal CVEs: 4

Gaim Encryption is a narrowly scoped encryption plugin for the Gaim instant-messaging client, representing a focused addition to a legacy communications platform rather than a standalone widely deployed product. No recurring weakness-class pattern has emerged from its disclosed vulnerabilities; current severity, exploitation, and exposure figures are shown alongside this summary.

FAUCET AI Generated
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 56% of tracked vendors
1.0
Avg CVEs / Product / Year
More Avg CVEs / Product / Year than 12% of tracked vendors
5.0
Avg CVSS Score
Higher Avg CVSS Score than 10% of tracked vendors
0.0%
In CISA KEV
Bottom 1%

Trends Over Time

The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Gaim Encryption over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 5, 2003
23 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Dec 31, 2005
7,511 days ago

Products(1 total)

Top CVEs

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).

2 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2005-4693MEDIUM
Gaim-Encryption 2.38-1 on Debian Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message from an ICQ buddy, possibly involving the GE_received_key
Dec 31, 20055.015NONO
CVE-2003-0163MEDIUM
decrypt_msg for the Gaim-Encryption GAIM plugin 1.15 and earlier does not properly validate a message length parameter, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (
May 5, 20035.015NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

Severity distribution of CVEs that affect this vendor's products2 CVEs
100%
Severity distribution among all CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
Medium
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)

Exploit Exposure

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).

CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Gaim Encryption.

Media Mentions

Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Gaim Encryption — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Gaim Encryption's Products

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