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[ GLSA 200504-05 ] Gaim: Denial of Service issues
From: Luke Macken <lewk () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:21:00 -0400
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: Gaim: Denial of Service issues Date: April 06, 2005 Updated: April 06, 2005 Bugs: #87903 ID: 200504-05:02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Gaim contains multiple vulnerabilities that can lead to a Denial of Service. Background ========== Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handles a variety of instant messaging protocols. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/gaim < 1.2.1 >= 1.2.1 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed in the latest release of Gaim: * A buffer overread in the gaim_markup_strip_html() function, which is used when logging conversations (CAN-2005-0965). * Markup tags are improperly escaped using Gaim's IRC plugin (CAN-2005-0966). * Sending a specially crafted file transfer request to a Gaim Jabber user can trigger a crash (CAN-2005-0967). Impact ====== An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service by exploiting any of these vulnerabilities. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gaim-1.2.1" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0967 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0967 [ 2 ] CAN-2005-0966 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0966 [ 3 ] CAN-2005-0965 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0965 [ 4 ] Gaim Vulnerability Index http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/ Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-05.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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