Description
Gaim before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Yahoo! message with non-ASCII characters in a file name.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | gaim | 1:1.2.1-1.3 | DSA-734-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-734-1 gaim - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- FLSA:158543 vendor-advisory
- http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=18
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:744 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9544 vdb-entry signature
- MDKSA-2005:099 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:518 vendor-advisory
- DSA-734 vendor-advisory
- 13931 vdb-entry
- USN-139-1 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200506-11 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2005:036 vendor-advisory