Stay Secure with the Latest Linux Advisories

security advisorygentoobuffer overflow

Gentoo: GLSA-200408-12 Normal: Gaim MSN Protocol Buffer Overflow

Gaim contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the MSN-protocol parsing code that may allow remote execution of arbitrary code. [More...]. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Gaim: MSN protocol parsing function buffer overflow Date: August 12, 2004 Bugs: #60034 ID: 200408-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= 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 ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/gaim = 0.81-r1 Description ========== 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 ========= There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of Gaim. Resolution ========= 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 ========= [ 1 ] OSVDB ID: 8382 Availability =========== 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== 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/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBG9grzKC5hMHO6rkRAvlyAJ93cm3kjA95/uWbXOAnl1prZz6LuQCgi4HM afYkjzfS1+iqHN303EIVGhM=hh67 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Gaim experiences a moderate severity buffer overflow vulnerability within the MSN protocol, enabling remote code execution. It is advised to implement updates promptly.. Gaim Buffer Overflow,Gentoo Security Advisory,MSN Protocol Security,Remote Code Execution. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 12, 2004 Gentoo