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Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
USN168-1 : gaim vulnerabilities Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
gaim vulnerabilities
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
These remote packages are missing security patches :
- gaim
- gaim-data
- gaim-dev
Description :
Daniel Atallah discovered a Denial of Service vulnerability in the
file transfer handler of OSCAR (the module that handles various
instant messaging protocols like ICQ). A remote attacker could crash
the Gaim client of an user by attempting to send him a file with
a name that contains invalid UTF-8 characters. (CVE-2005-2102)
It was found that specially crafted "away" messages triggered a buffer
overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the Gaim
client or possibly even execute arbitrary code with the permissions of
the Gaim user. (CVE-2005-2103)
Szymon Zygmunt and Michał Bartoszkiewicz discovered a memory alignment
error in the Gadu library, which was fixed in USN-162-1. However, it
was discovered that Gaim contains a copy of the vulnerable code. By
sending specially crafted messages over the Gadu protocol, a remote
attacker could crash Gaim. (CVE-2005-2370)
Solution :
Upgrade to :
- gaim-1.1.4-1ubuntu4.4 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- gaim-data-1.1.4-1ubuntu4.4 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- gaim-dev-1.1.4-1ubuntu4.4 (Ubuntu 5.04)
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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