Gaim MSN protocol buffer overflow
| gaim-msn-bo (16920) |  High Risk |
Description:
Gaim is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the processing of the MSN (Microsoft Network) protocol. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2004:025 for more information. See References.
SuSE Linux 9.1: 0.75-79.2 or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of gaim (0.81-r1or later), as listed in GLSA 200408-12. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:081 : gaim for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 0.75-1.4.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 0.75-5.2.100mdk or later
For Slackware Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:21:38 -0700 (PDT) for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 9.1, 10.0 and -current: 0.82.1-i486-1 or later
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:400-15 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 0.82.1-0.RHEL3.x86_64 or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:884 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 1.0.2-69982U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 1.0.2-27683U90_2cl or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:884: Fixes for gaim's vulnerabilities.
- Gaim Web page: News - gaim.
- Slackware Security Advisory SSA:2004-240-01: gaim updated again.
- Slackware Security Mailing List, Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:48:11 -0700 (PDT): [slackware-security] gaim (SSA:2004-239-01).
- BID-10865: Gaim Multiple MSN Protocol Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0500: Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol plugins (1) object.c and (2) slp.c for Gaim before 0.82 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via MSNSLP protocol messages that are not properly handled in a strncpy call.
- GLSA-200408-12: Gaim: MSN protocol parsing function buffer overflow
- GLSA-200408-27: Gaim: New vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:081: Updated gaim packages fix remotely exploitable vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2004-400: gaim security update
- SUSE-SA:2004:023: libpng: remote system compromise
- SUSE-SA:2004:024: kernel: local privilege escalation
- SUSE-SA:2004:025: gaim: remote code execution
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva Linux 10
- Conectiva Linux 9.0
- Gaim Project Gaim
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
- Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- Slackware Slackware Linux 10.0
- Slackware Slackware Linux 9.1
- Slackware Slackware Linux current
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SuSE SuSE eMail Server III
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
- SuSE SuSE Linux Database Server
- SuSE SuSE Linux Office Server
Reported:
Aug 05, 2004
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