9264 : Gaim Content-Length Header DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-08-26

Description

Gaim contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malicious user sends an overly large content-length header value and Gaim tries to allocate buffer big enough to store the content. If value exceeds amount of available memory Gaim will crash and will result in loss of availability for the system.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.82 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Gaim

gaim

0.81

References

Security Tracker: 1011083
Bugtraq ID: 11056
Secunia Advisory ID: 12383
ISS X-Force ID: 17150
CVE ID: 2004-2589 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=6
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=6

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-12-14 | Disagree?

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