CVE-2004-0005

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-04-29. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 11%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, (2) octal encoding in yahoo_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte, (3) a quoted printable string to the gaim_quotedp_decode MIME decoder that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, and (4) quoted printable encoding in gaim_quotedp_decode that causes a pointer to reference memory beyond the terminating null byte.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
95.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 3, 2004

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
cert

VU#655974 - Gaim contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the yahoo_decode() function

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655974
cert

VU#404470 - Gaim contains an off-by-one buffer overflow vulnerability in the yahoo_decode() function

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404470
cert

VU#226974 - Gaim contains an off-by-one buffer overflow vulnerability in the gaim_quotedp_decode() function

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/226974
cert

VU#190366 - Gaim contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the gaim_quotedp_decode() function

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190366
generic

Debian -- The Universal Operating System

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-434
generic🟡 PoC Available

'Advisory 01/2004: 12 x Gaim remote overflows' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107513690306318&w=2

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2004-0005?
CVE-2004-0005 is a critical vulnerability published on March 3, 2004. Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) octal encoding in yahoodecode that causes a null byte to be written beyond the buffer, (2) octal encoding in yahoodecode that causes a pointer to reference memory…
When was CVE-2004-0005 disclosed?
CVE-2004-0005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 3, 2004, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2004-0005 actively exploited?
CVE-2004-0005 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2004-0005?
CVE-2004-0005 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2004-0005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2004-0005, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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