CVE-2005-1261

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an instant message (IM) with a large URL.

Published: 2005-05-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1261 is rated High Exploit Risk (73/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.24%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1261

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
999 exploit_db edb 2005-05-17 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1261

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 26.60% 16.24% -10.36%
2 2025-03-29 16.24% 26.60% +10.36%
3 2025-03-17 — 16.24% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1261

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-2005-1261

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1261

vendor priority summary link
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1261
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1261 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-2005-1261

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1261

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.76 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.77 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.78 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.79 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.82 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 0.82.1 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:0.82.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1261

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