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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200408-12
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                                            https://security.gentoo.org/
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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
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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
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     Package      /  Vulnerable  /                          Unaffected
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  1  net-im/gaim       <= 0.81                              >= 0.81-r1

Description
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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
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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-r1"
    # emerge ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] OSVDB ID: 8382
        
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200408-12

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
https://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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/
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