CVE-2005-0966
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers...
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown, irc_msg_nochan functions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.4
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown, irc_msg_nochan functions.
- Record
CVE-2005-0966- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown, irc_msg_nochan functions.
- Record
CVE-2005-0966- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0967 No score
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown, irc_msg_nochan functions.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0967- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfx6-95r4-jp6g No score
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers...
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown, irc_msg_nochan functions.
- Record
GHSA-gfx6-95r4-jp6g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0966 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Rob Flynn Gaim, published April 4, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071
securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9185
secunia.com/advisories/14815
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19939
securityfocus.com/bid/13003
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gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=14
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19937
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-365.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=235&release_id=317750
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0966
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfx6-95r4-jp6g