Gaim contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary Gaim markup. The issue is triggered due to multiple functions of the IRC protocol plugin. It is possible that the flaw may allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary Gaim markups over IRC resulting in a loss of integrity.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Public
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.2.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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