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CVE-2003-0163
decrypt_msg for the Gaim-Encryption GAIM plugin 1.15 and earlier does not properly validate a message length parameter, which allows…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.0%
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- mitre
Description
decrypt_msg for the Gaim-Encryption GAIM plugin 1.15 and earlier does not properly validate a message length parameter, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative length, which overwrites arbitrary heap memory with a zero byte.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 36% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0013.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20030412 R7-0013: Heap Corruption in Gaim-Encryption Plugin (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 7182 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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