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Gaim Jabber File Request Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Gaim is reported prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. The issue manifests itself when the Gaim client handles an unspecified Jabber file transfer request, triggering an out-of-bounds read operation.

A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to deny service for legitimate users.

This vulnerability is reported to affect Gaim version 1.2.0 and previous versions.