CVE-2005-2103

highpriority · attend · 55EPSS 0.161 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

16.1% (97th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:589
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:589
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:589
FixedRed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:589

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.3criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-131USprimary

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-26139Gaim AIM/ICQ Protocols - Multiple Vulnerabilitiesfunctional · exploit_db

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
gaim project gaim< 1.5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gaim_project:gaim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2005:589Red Hat Security Advisory: gaim security update2005-08-10csaf · redhat_csafUS
An updated gaim package that fixes a buffer overflow security issue is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2005-08-16modified 2026-06-16

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references (16)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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