Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 20:52:43 +0200
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200408-27 ] Gaim: New vulnerabilities
Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com,
security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-27
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Gaim: New vulnerabilities
Date: August 27, 2004
Bugs: #61457
ID: 200408-27
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Synopsis
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Gaim contains several security issues that might allow an attacker to
execute arbitrary code or commands.
Background
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Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux which
supports many instant messaging protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-im/gaim < 0.81-r5 >= 0.81-r5
Description
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Gaim fails to do proper bounds checking when:
* Handling MSN messages (partially fixed with GLSA 200408-12).
* Handling rich text format messages.
* Resolving local hostname.
* Receiving long URLs.
* Handling groupware messages.
* Allocating memory for webpages with fake content-length header.
Furthermore Gaim fails to escape filenames when using drag and drop
installation of smiley themes.
Impact
======
These vulnerabilites could allow an attacker to crash Gaim or execute
arbitrary code or commands with the permissions of the user running
Gaim.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to
upgrade to the latest available version of Gaim.
Resolution
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All gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5"
# emerge ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5"
References
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[ 1 ] Gaim security issues
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php
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-200408-27.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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