{"vuid":"VU#871838","idnumber":"871838","name":"Gaim contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the gaim_url_parse() function","keywords":["Gaim","buffer overflow","URL","gaim_url_parse() function"],"overview":"There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Gaim gaim_url_parse() 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. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the gaim_url_parse() function. This function is responsible for splitting a URL into parts. By supplying an overly long URL to this function, an unauthenticated, remote attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code.","impact":"An unauthenticated, remote attacker could potentially 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":"2004-01-26T20:06:31Z","publicdate":"2004-01-26T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2004-05-06T19:47:33Z","dateupdated":"2004-05-06T19:47:46Z","revision":9,"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}