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CVE-2005-4693 Details

Description

Gaim-Encryption 2.38-1 on Debian Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message from an ICQ buddy, possibly involving the GE_received_key function in keys.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=337127	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17739	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21233	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=337127	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17739	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21233	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gaim-encryption gaim-encryption	2.38_1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gaim-encryption:gaim-encryption:2.38_1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 3, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]