glsa-200508-06.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200508-06">
  <title>Gaim: Remote execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>
    Gaim is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could lead to the execution
    of arbitrary code or to a Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">Gaim</product>
  <announced>August 15, 2005</announced>
  <revised>August 15, 2005: 01</revised>
  <bug>102000</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-im/gaim" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.5.0</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.0</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handles a
    variety of instant messaging protocols.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Brandon Perry discovered that Gaim is vulnerable to a heap-based
    buffer overflow when handling away messages (CAN-2005-2103).
    Furthermore, Daniel Atallah discovered a vulnerability in the handling
    of file transfers (CAN-2005-2102).
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could create a specially crafted away message
    which, when viewed by the target user, could lead to the execution of
    arbitrary code. Also, an attacker could send a file with a non-UTF8
    filename to a user, which would result in a Denial of Service.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=net-im/gaim-1.5.0&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2102">CAN-2005-2102</uri>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2103">CAN-2005-2103</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:01:27 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:16:18 +0000">
    formula7
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:53:41 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
</glsa>