Gaim MSN file transfer denial of service
| gaim-file-transfer-dos (17790) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Gaim is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow. By transferring a large MSN (Microsoft Network) file to Gaim, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and consume all available memory to cause Gaim to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Gaim (1.02 or later), available from the Gaim Download Web page. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:604-05 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 1.0.1-1.RHEL3.x86_64 or later
For Slackware Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Mailing List, Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:07:39 -0700 for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 9.0: 1.0.2-i386-1 or later
Slackware Linux 9.1, 10.0 and -current: 1.0.2-i486-1 or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of gaim (1.0.2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-23. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:117 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 0.82.1-2.1.101mdk or later
For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package (1:1.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 or later), as listed in USN-8-1 October 27, 2004. See References.
For Fedora Core 2:
Upgrade to the latest gaim package (1.0.2-0.FC2 or later), as listed in Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-354. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-354: gaim-1.0.2-0.FC2 update.
- Gaim Download Web page: Downloads - gaim.
- Gaim Security Vulnerability 19 October 2004: MSN File transfer DOS (malloc error).
- Gaim Web page: News - gaim.
- slackware-security Mailing List, Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:07:39 -0700: [slackware-security] gaim (SSA:2004-296-01).
- BID-11482: Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-11483: Gaim MSN Remote File Transfer Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0891: Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.
- GLSA-200410-23: Gaim: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:117: Updated gaim packages fix vulnerability
- RHSA-2004-604: gaim security update
- SUSE-SA:2004:040: samba: remote denial of service
- USN-8-1: gaim vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- FedoraProject Fedora Core 2
- Gaim Project Gaim prior to 1.02
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- 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 9.0
- Slackware Slackware Linux 9.1
- Slackware Slackware Linux current
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
Reported:
Oct 19, 2004
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