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Severity: High |
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Title: GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG, libgadu: Remote code |
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execution in Gadu library |
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Date: July 27, 2005 |
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Bugs: #99816, #99890, #99583 |
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ID: 200507-26 |
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Synopsis |
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GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG and libgadu are vulnerable to an integer |
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overflow which could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary |
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code or a Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu and EKG are instant messaging applications |
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created to support Gadu Gadu instant messaging protocol. libgadu is a |
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library that implements the client side of the Gadu-Gadu protocol. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-im/gnugadu < 2.2.6-r1 >= 2.2.6-r1 |
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2 net-im/centericq < 4.20.0-r3 >= 4.20.0-r3 |
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3 net-im/kadu < 0.4.1 >= 0.4.1 |
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4 net-im/ekg < 1.6_rc3 >= 1.6_rc3 |
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5 net-libs/libgadu < 20050719 >= 20050719 |
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5 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG and libgadu are vulnerable to an integer |
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overflow. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could exploit the integer overflow to execute |
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arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All GNU Gadu users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gnugadu-2.2.6-r1" |
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All Kadu users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/kadu-0.4.1" |
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All EKG users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/ekg-1.6_rc3" |
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All libgadu users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libgadu-20050719" |
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All CenterICQ users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/centericq-4.20.0-r3" |
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CenterICQ is no longer distributed with Gadu Gadu support, affected |
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users are encouraged to migrate to an alternative package. |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1852 |
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http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1852 |
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[ 2 ] BugTraq Announcement |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/406026/30/ |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |