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Gaim-Encryption Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8583
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Release Date:
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2003-04-14
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Popularity:
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4,007 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Gaim-Encryption 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0163
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Description:
Gaim-Encryption contains an input validation error, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a Denial of Service.
The problem is that the length parameter isn't verified properly when it is negative. This allows malicious persons to overwrite an arbitrary heap position with a null byte.
It might be possible to exploit this to execute arbitrary code, but this has not been proven.
Solution:
Version 1.16 and later is not vulnerable.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Rapid7
Original Advisory:
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0013.html
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