Explain CVE-2004-0008
Integer overflow in Gaim 0.74 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a directIM packet that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20040202-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc'}, {'name': '20040127 [slackware-security]  GAIM security update (SSA:2004-026-01)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107522338611564&w=2'}, {'name': 'DSA-434', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434'}, {'name': '20040201-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:032', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-032.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:820', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A820'}, {'name': '3734', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/3734'}, {'name': '20040126 Advisory 01/2004: 12 x Gaim remote overflows', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9469', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9469'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://ultramagnetic.sourceforge.net/advisories/001.html'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200401-04', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200401-04.xml'}, {'name': '1008850', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008850'}, {'name': '20040127 Ultramagnetic Advisory #001:  Multiple vulnerabilities in Gaim code', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107522432613022&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:033', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-033.html'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:006'}, {'name': '20040126 Advisory 01/2004: 12 x Gaim remote overflows', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html'}, {'name': 'gaim-directim-bo(14937)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14937'}, {'name': 'VU#779614', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779614'}, {'name': 'CLA-2004:813', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:045', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-045.html'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED