CVE-2000-1172

Buffer overflow in Gaim 0.10.3 and earlier using the OSCAR protocol allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long HTML tag.

Published: 2001-01-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1172 is rated High Risk (71.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.13%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1172

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.80% 3.13% +1.33%
2 2025-03-30 2.53% 1.80% -0.73%
3 2025-03-29 2.53%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1172

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-1172

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1172

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rob_flynn gaim 0.10 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1172

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