{"vuid":"VU#190366","idnumber":"190366","name":"Gaim contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the gaim_quotedp_decode() function","keywords":["Gaim","buffer overflow","gaim_quotedp_decode() function","null byte"],"overview":"There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Gaim gaim_quotedp_decode() function, which could cause a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte.","clean_desc":"Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messenger available for a number of operating systems. It includes a feature that requires Gaim to decode MIME-encoded data. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the gaim_quotedp_decode() function. This function fails to properly allocate memory for quoted printable strings, which could result in a pointer referencing a memory location beyond the terminating null byte.","impact":"An unauthenticated, remote attacker may cause a denial of service or potentially execute code of the attacker's choice.","resolution":"Upgrade\nUpgrade to Gaim version 0.76 or later. Apply a patch\nThe maintainers of Gaim have supplied a patch to address this vulnerability.","workarounds":"","sysaffected":"","thanks":"This vulnerability was publicly \nreported\n by Stefan Esser of \ne-matters","author":"This document was written by Damon Morda.","public":["http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html","http://gaim.sourceforge.net/gaim-0.75.patch","http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434","http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813","http://www.secunia.com/advisories/10705/"],"cveids":["CVE-2004-0005"],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2004-01-26T20:02:48Z","publicdate":"2004-01-26T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2004-04-30T17:50:03Z","dateupdated":"2004-05-06T18:20:36Z","revision":19,"vrda_d1_directreport":"","vrda_d1_population":"","vrda_d1_impact":"","cam_widelyknown":"15","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"5","cam_population":"10","cam_impact":"7","cam_easeofexploitation":"15","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"20","cam_scorecurrent":"7.875","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"9.84375","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"17.71875","ipprotocol":"","cvss_accessvector":"","cvss_accesscomplexity":"","cvss_authentication":null,"cvss_confidentialityimpact":"","cvss_integrityimpact":"","cvss_availabilityimpact":"","cvss_exploitablity":null,"cvss_remediationlevel":"","cvss_reportconfidence":"","cvss_collateraldamagepotential":"","cvss_targetdistribution":"","cvss_securityrequirementscr":"","cvss_securityrequirementsir":"","cvss_securityrequirementsar":"","cvss_basescore":"","cvss_basevector":"","cvss_temporalscore":"","cvss_environmentalscore":"","cvss_environmentalvector":"","metric":7.875,"vulnote":null}