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CVE-2005-1261

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2005-05-14 gaim -- remote crash on some protocols

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2005-1261
Phase Assigned(20050425)

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an instant message (IM) with a large URL.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=16
FEDORA FLSA:158543
REDHAT RHSA-2005:429
REDHAT RHSA-2005:432
BID 13590
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10725
VUPEN ADV-2005-0519