{"vuid":"VU#527142","idnumber":"527142","name":"Gaim contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the yahoo_packet_read() function","keywords":["Gaim","Yahoo Messenger","buffer overflow","yahoo_packet_read() function","keyname"],"overview":"There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Gaim yahoo_packet_read() function, which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.","clean_desc":"Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messenger available for a number of operating systems. It supports a variety of instant messaging protocols, including the Yahoo Messenger (YMSG) protocol. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the yahoo_packet_read() function. When parsing a YMSG packet, the yahoo_packet_read() function fails to perform adequate bounds checking on the keyname value. By sending a specially crafted YMSG packet containing a large keyname value to a vulnerable system, an unauthenticated, remote attacker could execute arbitrary code.","impact":"An unauthenticated, remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the vulnerable process.","resolution":"Upgrade\nUpgrade to Gaim version 0.76 or later.","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://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-2004-0006"],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2004-01-26T19:51:04Z","publicdate":"2004-01-26T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2004-05-06T19:45:53Z","dateupdated":"2004-05-06T19:46:05Z","revision":13,"vrda_d1_directreport":"","vrda_d1_population":"","vrda_d1_impact":"","cam_widelyknown":"15","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"10","cam_population":"7","cam_impact":"12","cam_easeofexploitation":"15","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"20","cam_scorecurrent":"11.8125","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"14.175","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"23.625","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":11.8125,"vulnote":null}