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Gaim < 1.1.4 Remote DoS
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2654
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.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 a flaw in the way that it handles malformed HTML data. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to communicate with a vulnerable GAIM user. Upon successful exploitation, the Gaim client would stop responding.There is a second issue with this version of Gaim that is similar to the first. Specifically, downloaded files which include bracket characters like '(' or ')' will cause the client to crash.
Solution
Update to Gaim 1.1.4 or higher.Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 2654
Family: Internet Messengers
Published: 2/25/2005
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:rob_flynn:gaim