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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-27 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Gaim: New vulnerabilities |
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Date: August 27, 2004 |
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Bugs: #61457 |
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ID: 200408-27 |
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Synopsis |
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Gaim contains several security issues that might allow an attacker to |
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execute arbitrary code or commands. |
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Background |
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Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux which |
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supports many instant messaging protocols. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-im/gaim < 0.81-r5 >= 0.81-r5 |
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Description |
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Gaim fails to do proper bounds checking when: |
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* Handling MSN messages (partially fixed with GLSA 200408-12). |
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* Handling rich text format messages. |
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* Resolving local hostname. |
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* Receiving long URLs. |
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* Handling groupware messages. |
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* Allocating memory for webpages with fake content-length header. |
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Furthermore Gaim fails to escape filenames when using drag and drop |
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installation of smiley themes. |
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Impact |
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These vulnerabilites could allow an attacker to crash Gaim or execute |
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arbitrary code or commands with the permissions of the user running |
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Gaim. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to |
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upgrade to the latest available version of Gaim. |
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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 -pv ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5" |
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# emerge ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Gaim security issues |
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http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php |
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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-200408-27.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 2004 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/1.0 |
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