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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-05
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Severity: Low
Title: Gaim: Denial of Service issues
Date: April 06, 2005
Updated: April 06, 2005
Bugs: #87903
ID: 200504-05:02
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Synopsis
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Gaim contains multiple vulnerabilities that can lead to a Denial of
Service.
Background
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Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handles a
variety of instant messaging protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-im/gaim < 1.2.1 >= 1.2.1
Description
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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
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An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service by exploiting any
of these vulnerabilities.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gaim-1.2.1"
References
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[ 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
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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?
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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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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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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