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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-20 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Centericq: Remote buffer overflow in LiveJournal handling |
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Date: January 24, 2007 |
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Bugs: #160793 |
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ID: 200701-20 |
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Synopsis |
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Centericq does not properly handle communications with the LiveJournal |
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service, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Centericq is a text mode menu-driven and window-driven instant |
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messaging interface. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-im/centericq <= 4.21.0-r2 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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When interfacing with the LiveJournal service, Centericq does not |
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appropriately allocate memory for incoming data, in some cases creating |
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a buffer overflow. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could entice a user to connect to an unofficial LiveJournal |
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server causing Centericq to read specially crafted data from the |
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server, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the |
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rights of the user running Centericq. |
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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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Currently, Centericq is unmaintained. As such, Centericq has been |
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masked in Portage until it is again maintained. |
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# emerge --ask --verbose --unmerge "net-im/centericq" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-0160 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0160 |
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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-200701-20.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 2007 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/2.5 |