[ GLSA 200507-23 ] Kopete: Vulnerability in included Gadu library
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200507-23 ] Kopete: Vulnerability in included Gadu library
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:34:52 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-23
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Kopete: Vulnerability in included Gadu library
Date: July 25, 2005
Bugs: #99754
ID: 200507-23
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Synopsis
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Kopete is vulnerable to several input validation vulnerabilities which
may lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and
Unix-like Operating Systems. Kopete (also part of kdenetwork) is the
KDE Instant Messenger.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 kde-base/kdenetwork < 3.4.1-r1 >= 3.4.1-r1
*>= 3.3.2-r2
2 kde-base/kopete < 3.4.1-r1 >= 3.4.1-r1
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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Kopete contains an internal copy of libgadu and is therefore subject to
several input validation vulnerabilities in libgadu.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
code or crash Kopete.
Workaround
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Delete all Gadu Gadu contacts.
Resolution
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All Kopete users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdenetwork
All KDE Split Ebuild Kopete users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kopete-3.4.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] KDE Security Advisory: libgadu vulnerabilities
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050721-1.txt
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-1852
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1852
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-200507-23.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 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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