CVE-2004-0891
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
- Record
CVE-2004-0891- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
- Record
CVE-2004-0891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0889 No score
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0889- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxv8-px35-96ww No score
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
- Record
GHSA-vxv8-px35-96ww- 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-2004-0891 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Rob Flynn Gaim, published October 21, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.86%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.