Explain CVE-2004-0006
Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) cookies in a Yahoo web connection, (2) a long name parameter in the Yahoo login web page, (3) a long value parameter in the Yahoo login page, (4) a YMSG packet, (5) the URL parser, and (6) HTTP proxy connect.
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': '9489', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9489'}, {'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': 'SuSE-SA:2004:004', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_04_gaim.html'}, {'name': '3732', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/3732'}, {'name': 'SSA:2004-026', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.361158'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:818', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A818'}, {'name': 'VU#871838', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871838'}, {'name': 'VU#444158', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444158'}, {'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': 'VU#297198', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/297198'}, {'name': 'gaim-login-value-bo(14941)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14941'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10222', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10222'}, {'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': 'gaim-yahoowebpending-cookie-bo(14939)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14939'}, {'name': 'gaim-http-proxy-bo(14947)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14947'}, {'name': 'gaim-login-name-bo(14940)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14940'}, {'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': 'VU#527142', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527142'}, {'name': 'gaim-urlparser-bo(14945)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14945'}, {'name': 'VU#371382', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/371382'}, {'name': 'gaim-yahoopacketread-keyname-bo(14943)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14943'}, {'name': 'CLA-2004:813', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000813'}, {'name': '3731', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/3731'}, {'name': 'VU#503030', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/503030'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:045', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-045.html'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED