CVE-2004-0006

Name: CVE-2004-0006
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2004-03-03T05:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 7.61%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0006 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) cookies in a Yahoo web connection, (2) a long name parameter in the Yahoo login web page, (3) a long value parameter in the Yahoo login page, (4) a YMSG packet, (5) the URL parser, and (6) HTTP proxy connect.. EPSS estimates a 7.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Gaim 0.75 and earlier, and Ultramagnetic before 0.81, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) cookies in a Yahoo web connection, (2) a long name parameter in the Yahoo login web page, (3) a long value parameter in the Yahoo login page, (4) a YMSG packet, (5) the URL parser, and (6) HTTP proxy connect.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

7.61%

93.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rob Flynn	Gaim	<= 0.75
Ultramagnetic	Ultramagnetic	<= 0.81

References

Timeline

Published: Mar 3, 2004
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

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How severe is CVE-2004-0006?

Severity scoring for CVE-2004-0006 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 7.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST