CVE-2005-0965 json
The gaim_markup_strip_html function in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (app…
published 2005-04-04 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0966
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The gaim_markup_strip_html function in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a string that contains malformed HTML, which causes an out-of-bounds read.
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/14815 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0965 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/14815
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-365.html
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
vendor-advisory
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gaim.sourceforge.net
/security/index.php?id=13
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11292
vdb-entry, signature
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securityfocus.com
/bid/12999
vdb-entry
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0965
- NVD CVE-2005-0965
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