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Pufferüberlauf in gaim
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200408-12 |
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Gentoo |
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Keine Angabe |
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Do, 12. August 2004, 13:00 |
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http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=8382 |
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Severity: Normal Title: Gaim: MSN protocol parsing function buffer overflow Date: August 12, 2004 Bugs: #60034 ID: 200408-12
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Synopsis ========
Gaim contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the MSN-protocol parsing code that may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background ==========
Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux which supports many instant messaging protocols.
Affected packages =================
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/gaim <= 0.81 >= 0.81-r1
Description ===========
Sebastian Krahmer of the SuSE Security Team has discovered a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the code handling MSN protocol parsing.
Impact ======
By sending a carefully-crafted message, an attacker may execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Gaim.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of Gaim.
Resolution ==========
All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r1" # emerge ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r1"
References ==========
[ 1 ] OSVDB ID: 8382 http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=8382
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-12.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 2004 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.
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