Gaim < 1.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2366

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host appears to be running Gaim, a popular open-source multi-protocol instant messenger. It is reported that this version of Gaim is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to disable this client remotely or to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Solution

Update to Gaim 1.0.2 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2366

Published: 10/21/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Reference Information

BID: 11482, 11483, 11484