Gentoo: GLSA-200903-26 Moderate: TMSNC Buffer Overflow Risk

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-26 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: TMSNC: Execution of arbitrary code Date: March 12, 2009 Bugs: #229157 ID: 200903-26

Synopsis ======= A buffer overflow in TMSNC might lead to the execution of arbitrary code when processing an instant message.
Background ========= TMSNC is a Textbased client for the MSN instant messaging protocol.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/tmsnc <= 0.3.2-r1 Vulnerable! ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers.
========== Nico Golde reported a stack-based buffer overflow when processing a MSN packet with a UBX command containing a large UBX payload length field.
Impact ===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message, poss...