CVE-2002-0989: The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 88.2% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: gaim (Debian:3.0) 0.58-2.2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to gaim (Debian:3.0) 0.58-2.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.
- Published
- Sep 24, 2002
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.1% · 88th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
31
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.1%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| rob flynn | gaim | cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- rob flynn gaim0.51
- rob flynn gaim0.52
- rob flynn gaim0.53
- rob flynn gaim0.54
- rob flynn gaim0.55
- rob flynn gaim0.56
- rob flynn gaim0.57
- rob flynn gaim0.58
- rob flynn gaim0.59
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:3.0 | gaim | before 0.58-2.2 | 0.58-2.2 |
Same product
rob flynn: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2004-0891Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)…42Plan
- CVE-2000-1172Buffer overflow in Gaim 0.10.3 and earlier using the OSCAR protocol allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service and possibly…41Plan
- CVE-2005-1261Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an…34Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2002-0377May 29, 2002 · Gaim 0.57 stores sensitive information in world-readable and group-writable files in the /tmp directory, which allows local users to access…8Monitor
- Later →CVE-2002-0384Oct 4, 2002 · Buffer overflow in Jabber plug-in for Gaim client before 0.58 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2004-0500Sep 28, 2004 · Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol plugins (1) object.c and (2) slp.c for Gaim before 0.82 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:gaim | 0.58-2.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000521
- frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:054
- gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103046442403404&w=2
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4471
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-158
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9978.php
- www.osvdb.org/5033
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-189.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-190.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-191.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-156.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5574
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.