First published: Mon Feb 28 2005(Updated: )
The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0473.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Gaim | =1.1.2 | |
Gaim | =1.1.0 | |
Gaim | =1.1.3 | |
Gaim | =1.1.1 |
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CVE-2005-0208 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to its potential to crash the application.
To mitigate CVE-2005-0208, upgrade to Gaim version 1.1.4 or later.
CVE-2005-0208 affects Gaim versions 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and 1.1.3.
Yes, CVE-2005-0208 can be exploited remotely through the use of malformed HTML.
The impact of CVE-2005-0208 is an application crash, leading to possible disruption of service for users.