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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0473 · published 14 March 2005

CVE-2005-0473: Rob flynn gaim vulnerability

Rob Flynn · Gaim

The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0208.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.5% · top 11.2%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The HTML parsing functions in Gaim before 1.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed HTML that causes "an invalid memory access," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0208.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000933
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=11
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110935655500670&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14322
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-03.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/523888 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:049
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-215.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12589
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19381
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10212
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000933
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=11
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110935655500670&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14322
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-03.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/523888 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:049
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-215.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12589
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19381
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10212

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0473), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.