CVE-2005-0208 json
The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML…
published 2005-02-28 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0209
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0473.
Patch / fix
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-2005-0208 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
3.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% 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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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-03.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
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distro.conectiva.com.br
/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000933
vendor-advisory, patch
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-215.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/795812
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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secunia.com
/advisories/14386
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:049
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/?id=12
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10477
vdb-entry, signature
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=110935655500670&w=2
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/12660
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0208
- NVD CVE-2005-0208
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