CVE-2005-2103

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 16%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
96.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 16, 2005

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Apr 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Support

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-627.html
generic

Support

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntugaim () @ warty2026-05-20ubuntu
redhatpatch2005-08-10redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  58. 2026-05-19 02:00 UTCVendor advisory
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-26139✓ verified
    First seen Aug 10, 2005

    Gaim AIM/ICQ Protocols - Multiple Vulnerabilities

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2005-2103?
CVE-2005-2103 is a critical vulnerability published on August 16, 2005. Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n.
When was CVE-2005-2103 disclosed?
CVE-2005-2103 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 16, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2005-2103 actively exploited?
CVE-2005-2103 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2005-2103?
CVE-2005-2103 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2005-2103?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-2103, 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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