CVE-2005-1269

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a...

5.0 Medium

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Yahoo! message with non-ASCII characters in a file name.

Exploit likelihood

2.48%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Yahoo! message with non-ASCII characters in a file name.

Record: CVE-2005-1269
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Yahoo! message with non-ASCII characters in a file name.

Record: CVE-2005-1269
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1272 No score

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Yahoo! message with non-ASCII characters in a file name.

Record: EUVD-2005-1272
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8w8-2hj8-vrjm No score

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a...

Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Yahoo! message with non-ASCII characters in a file name.

Record: GHSA-m8w8-2hj8-vrjm
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

rob flynn gaim

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gaim` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.2.1-1.3, plus listed versions 1:1.2.1-1.1	1:1.2.1-1.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1269 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rob Flynn Gaim, published June 14, 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

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