CVE-2005-1261
Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-1261- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-1261- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1264 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1264- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhpm-pcm2-4gxw No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vhpm-pcm2-4gxw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Gaim 1.2.1 - URL Handling Remote Stack Overflow | 2005-05-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1261 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rob Flynn Gaim, published May 11, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/13590
vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0519
gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=16
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-429.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10725
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1261
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhpm-pcm2-4gxw