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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 remote attackers to cause …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Gaim-EncryptionGaim-Encryption
Versions 1.13, 1.14, 1.15

References