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CVE-2000-1172

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Gaim 0.10.3 and earlier using the OSCAR protocol allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long HTML tag.

Affected products

• Rob Flynn Gaim: 0.10, 0.10.3

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0204.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1948
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0204.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1948

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