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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-09.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5e75daab --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200505-09"> + <title>Gaim: Denial of Service and buffer overflow vulnerabilties</title> + <synopsis> + Gaim contains two vulnerabilities, potentially resulting in the execution + of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gaim</product> + <announced>May 12, 2005</announced> + <revised>May 12, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>91862</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-im/gaim" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.0</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> + Stu Tomlinson discovered that Gaim is vulnerable to a remote stack + based buffer overflow when receiving messages in certain protocols, + like Jabber and SILC, with a very long URL (CAN-2005-1261). Siebe + Tolsma discovered that Gaim is also vulnerable to a remote Denial of + Service attack when receiving a specially crafted MSN message + (CAN-2005-1262). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could cause a buffer overflow by sending an + instant message with a very long URL, potentially leading to the + execution of malicious code. By sending a SLP message with an empty + body, a remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service or crash of the + Gaim client. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There are no known workarounds at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gaim-1.3.0"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1261">CAN-2005-1261</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1262">CAN-2005-1262</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 11 May 2005 11:51:15 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 12 May 2005 04:18:52 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |