Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) cookies in a Yahoo web connection, (2) a long name parameter in the Yahoo login web page, (3) a long value parameter in the Yahoo login page, (4) a YMSG packet, (5) the URL parser, and (6) HTTP proxy connect.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0006 is rated Moderate Risk (64/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.04%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-01-23 | 17.27% | 18.04% | +0.77% |
| 2 | 2025-10-03 | 16.55% | 17.27% | +0.72% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 16.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0006 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-0006 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gaim), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0006 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| rob_flynn | gaim | <= 0.75 | cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ultramagnetic | ultramagnetic | <= 0.81 | cpe:2.3:a:ultramagnetic:ultramagnetic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |