CVE-2005-1262 json
Gaim 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed MSN message.
published 2005-05-11 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1265
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Gaim 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed MSN message.
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-2005-1262 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
1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% 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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gaim.sourceforge.net
/security/index.php?id=17
patch, 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-2005-429.html
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/13591
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/0519
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10861
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1262
- NVD CVE-2005-1262
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