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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA813] DSA-813-1 centericq Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-813-1 centericq
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Several problems have been discovered in libgadu which is also part of
centericq, a text-mode multi-protocol instant messenger client. The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following
problems:
Multiple integer signedness errors may allow remote attackers to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Memory alignment errors may allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service on certain architectures such as sparc.
Several endianess errors may allow remote attackers to cause a
denial of service.
The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by these problems.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 4.20.0-1sarge2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 4.20.0-9.
We recommend that you upgrade your centericq package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-813
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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