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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201508-02 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libgadu: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: August 15, 2015 |
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Bugs: #490238, #505558, #510714 |
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ID: 201508-02 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgadu, the worst of which |
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may result in execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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libgadu is a library that implements the client side of the Gadu-Gadu |
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protocol. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-libs/libgadu < 1.12.0 >= 1.12.0 |
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Description |
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libgadu contains multiple vulnerabilities: |
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* X.509 certificates are not properly validated (CVE-2013-4488) |
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* A integer overflow error could lead to a buffer overflow |
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(CVE-2013-6487) |
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* Malformed responses from a Gadu-Gadu file relay server are not |
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properly handled (CVE-2014-3775) |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or |
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spoof servers. |
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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 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-1.12.0" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-4488 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4488 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2013-6487 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6487 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2014-3775 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3775 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-02 |
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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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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2015 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 |