Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/4260eacb-26b8-11d9-9289-000c41e2cdad.html
Insight
The following packages are affected:
gaim
ja-gaim
ko-gaim
ru-gaim
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.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0785 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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