CVE-2005-1261

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-11 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Rob Flynn Gaim: 0.10, 0.10.3, 0.50, 0.51, 0.52, 0.53 (+42)

References

http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=16
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-429.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-432.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13590
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0519
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10725
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=16
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-429.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-432.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13590

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