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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-05 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: Gaim: Denial of Service issues |
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Date: April 06, 2005 |
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Updated: April 06, 2005 |
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Bugs: #87903 |
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ID: 200504-05:02 |
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Synopsis |
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Gaim contains multiple vulnerabilities that can lead to a Denial of |
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Service. |
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Background |
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Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handles a |
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variety of instant messaging protocols. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-im/gaim < 1.2.1 >= 1.2.1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed in the latest release of |
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Gaim: |
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* A buffer overread in the gaim_markup_strip_html() function, which |
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is used when logging conversations (CAN-2005-0965). |
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* Markup tags are improperly escaped using Gaim's IRC plugin |
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(CAN-2005-0966). |
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* Sending a specially crafted file transfer request to a Gaim Jabber |
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user can trigger a crash (CAN-2005-0967). |
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Impact |
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An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service by exploiting any |
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of these vulnerabilities. |
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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 Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gaim-1.2.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0967 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0967 |
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[ 2 ] CAN-2005-0966 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0966 |
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[ 3 ] CAN-2005-0965 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0965 |
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[ 4 ] Gaim Vulnerability Index |
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http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/ |
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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-200504-05.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 |
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