CVE-2004-0785

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim before 0.82 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) Rich Text Format (RTF) messages, (2) a long hostname for the local system as obtained from DNS, or (3) a long URL that is not properly handled by the URL decoder.

Published: 2004-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0785 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0785

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 2025-03-30 7.20% 6.30% -0.90%
2 2025-03-29 6.30% 7.20% +0.90%
3 2025-03-17 — 6.30% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0785

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0785

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0785

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0785: 1 GLSA(s) (200408-27), 1 atom(s) (net-im/gaim); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0785
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0785
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0785 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-2004-0785

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0785

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.50 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.51 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.52 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.53 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.54 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.55 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.56 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.57 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.58 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.59 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.59.1 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.59.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.60 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.61 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.62 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.63 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.64 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.65 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.66 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.67 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.68 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.69 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.70 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.71 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.72 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.73 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.74 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.75 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0785

URL Tags
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
http://secunia.com/advisories/12383
http://secunia.com/advisories/12480
http://secunia.com/advisories/12929
http://secunia.com/advisories/13101
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/9261
http://www.osvdb.org/9262
http://www.osvdb.org/9263
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907
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