First published: Thu Jan 29 2004(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Gaim | <=0.74 | |
Ultramagnetic Ultramagnetic | <=0.81 |
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CVE-2004-0008 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
To remediate CVE-2004-0008, upgrade Gaim to version 0.75 or later and Ultramagnetic to version 0.81 or later.
Attackers can exploit CVE-2004-0008 to conduct denial of service attacks and potentially gain control over the affected system.
CVE-2004-0008 affects Gaim versions up to 0.74 and Ultramagnetic versions up to 0.81.
While CVE-2004-0008 is an older vulnerability, any systems still running the affected software could still be at risk if not updated.