Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0891
CVE-2004-0891
Description
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
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Affected products
43cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 34 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.82.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=0.79, <=1.0.1
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- gaim.sourceforge.net/security/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-604.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xmlnvd
- bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17786nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17787nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17790nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11790nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-8-1/nvd
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