CVE-2005-2103

CRITICAL

Gaim < 1.5.0 - Buffer Overflow via AIM/ICQ Away Message Substitution Strings

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2103. PoCs published by Brandon Perry.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a format string vulnerability in Gaim's AIM/ICQ protocol handling. The repeated '%n' format specifiers can trigger a buffer overflow or denial-of-service condition by writing arbitrary data to memory.

Description

Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Brandon Perry · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26139

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit leverages a format string vulnerability in Gaim's AIM/ICQ protocol handling. The repeated '%n' format specifiers can trigger a buffer overflow or denial-of-service condition by writing arbitrary data to memory.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Gaim 1.x

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to a vulnerable Gaim client

MITRE ATT&CK