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CVE-2005-2103

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2005-08-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Gaim Project Gaim

Weakness Type

CWE-131, CWE-131

References