An updated gaim package that fixes various security issues as well as a number of bugs is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: gaim security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:215-01 Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:215.html Issue date: 2005-03-10 Updated on: 2005-03-10 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CAN-2005-0208 CAN-2005-0472 CAN-2005-0473 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Summary: An updated gaim package that fixes various security issues as well as a number of bugs is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: The Gaim application is a multi-protocol instant messaging client. Two HTML parsing bugs were discovered in Gaim. It is possible that a remote attacker could send a specially crafted message to a Gaim client, causing it to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2005-0208 and CAN-2005-0473 to these issues. A bug in the way Gaim processes SNAC packets was discovered. It is possible that a remote attacker could send a specially crafted SNACpacket to a Gaim client, causing the client to stop responding. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0472 to this issue. Additionally, various client crashes, memory leaks, and protocol issues have been resolved. Users of Gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package which contains Gaim version 1.1.4 and is not vulnerable to these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/ 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 149273 - CAN-2005-0472 Gaim DoS issues (CAN-2005-0473) 149533 - CAN-2005-0208 Gaim HTML parsing DoS 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm ia64: 83c88870e4f7768d31d4d49080cd7ee7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm ppc: ed065290789b7c1b853b48190196e489 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ppc.rpm s390: 661cb60fd773860efd3b650ef71dbbdc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.s390.rpm s390x: 37328ca4a27e3c723728b52250b55ecc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.s390x.rpm x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm ia64: 83c88870e4f7768d31d4d49080cd7ee7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm ia64: 83c88870e4f7768d31d4d49080cd7ee7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm ia64: ab04967c0d74ff2bf06357e4f28d8926 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ia64.rpm ppc: ab7f56bd3e2dcc698bdd7891c1d2e7b7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ppc.rpm s390: fe5232ce6fe076d36be9661456bc8adc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.s390.rpm s390x: f9bcc40e04a4292946438d39d52b01fc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.s390x.rpm x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm ia64: ab04967c0d74ff2bf06357e4f28d8926 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ia64.rpm x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm ia64: ab04967c0d74ff2bf06357e4f28d8926 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ia64.rpm x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.x86_64.rpm These packagesare GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package 7. References: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-CAN-2005-0208 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-CAN-2005-0472 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-CAN-2005-0473 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc. . Essential security patch released to tackle significant vulnerabilities in Red Hat environments. Essential for all users to update immediately.. Gaim Update, Red Hat Advisory, Security Fix, DoS Issue, Important Update. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Gaim allows you to talk to anyone using a variety of messaging protocols, including AIM (Oscar and TOC), ICQ, IRC, Yahoo!, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Napster, and Zephyr. These protocols are implemented using a modular, easy to use design. To use a protocol, just add an account using the account editor.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-526 2004-12-06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Product : Fedora Core 3 Name : gaim Version : 1.1.0 Release : 0.FC3 Summary : A Gtk+ based multiprotocol instant messaging client Description : Gaim allows you to talk to anyone using a variety of messaging protocols, including AIM (Oscar and TOC), ICQ, IRC, Yahoo!, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Napster, and Zephyr. These protocols are implemented using a modular, easy to use design. To use a protocol, just add an account using the account editor. Gaim supports many common features of other clients, as well as many unique features, such as perl scripting and C plugins. Gaim is NOT affiliated with or endorsed by America Online, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, or Yahoo! Inc. or other messaging service providers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Thu Dec 02 2004 Warren Togami 1.1.0-0.FC3 - FC3 update * Thu Dec 02 2004 Warren Togami 1.1.0-1 - upgrade 1.1.0 (mostly bugfixes) - fix PIE patch ---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from: 186afecbcb4b00c9e85cdc7210034a95 SRPMS/gaim-1.1.0-0.FC3.src.rpm 31f4e3bbcd7ac8dbb53eb57caf12be46 x86_64/gaim-1.1.0-0.FC3.x86_64.rpm e6fd9f7ede34c9597fdd461771864d4b x86_64/debug/gaim-debuginfo-1.1.0-0.FC3.x86_64.rpm 4edf6a70e43319119af5e0667bdb6ede i386/gaim-1.1.0-0.FC3.i386.rpm 5d293ccec23534f77f0fe9fde60b0166 i386/debug/gaim-debuginfo-1.1.0-0.FC3.i386.rpm This update can also be installed with the UpdateAgent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. -----------------------------------------------------------------------fedora-announce-list mailing list
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