CVE-2004-0784: High severity Rob Flynn Gaim vulnerability
Published Sep 2, 2004
·Updated
The smiley theme functionality in Gaim before 0.82 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename of the tar file that is dragged to the smiley selector.
Affected Software
29 affected components
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.71
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.10.3
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.61
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.53
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.73
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.60
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.69
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.52
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.72
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.65
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.59
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.62
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.74
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.51
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.56
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.54
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.55
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.68
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.67
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.10
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.59.1
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.70
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.50
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.66
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.63
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.64
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.58
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.75
Rob Flynn Gaim=0.57
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Sep 2, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2004-0784?
The severity of CVE-2004-0784 is considered high due to its ability to allow remote command execution.
2
How do I fix CVE-2004-0784?
To fix CVE-2004-0784, upgrade Gaim to a version that is not vulnerable, such as 0.82 or later.
3
Which versions of Gaim are affected by CVE-2004-0784?
CVE-2004-0784 affects Gaim versions from 0.10 through 0.74.
4
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2004-0784?
CVE-2004-0784 is a vulnerability that allows arbitrary command execution via shell metacharacters.
5
Who can be impacted by CVE-2004-0784?
Users of vulnerable Gaim versions can be impacted by CVE-2004-0784 if they access malicious tar files.