security flaw
Published Aug 16, 2005
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 16.05%
Description
Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:589
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:589
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:589
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:589
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:589 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:589 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:589 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:589 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 5, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.05% (0.16055) | 96.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.05% (0.16055) | 96.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 25.85% (0.25854) | 96.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.50% (0.17504) | 94.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.10% (0.19098) | 92.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.50% (0.17504) | 94.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.02% (0.15015) | 95.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 17.68% (0.17675) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 20.27% (0.20265) | 95.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 63.20% (0.63204) | 97.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 64.06% (0.64058) | 97.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.67% (0.16668) | 96.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.67% (0.16668) | 95.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.67% (0.16668) | 92.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=22 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14531 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2103 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617689 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2103
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11477 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/168-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2103
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.