CVE-2005-4693 json
Gaim-Encryption 2.38-1 on Debian Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message from an ICQ buddy…
published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4687
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Gaim-Encryption 2.38-1 on Debian Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message from an ICQ buddy, possibly involving the GE_received_key function in keys.c.
Exploit prediction
1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% 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
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17739
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=337127
-
osvdb.org
/21233
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4693
- NVD CVE-2005-4693
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