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Redhat : Updated gaim package fixes security issues
Red Hat Network has determined that the following advisory is applicable to
one or more of the systems you have registered:
Complete information about this errata can be found at the following location:
https://rhn.redhat.com/network/errata/errata_details.pxt?eid=2410
Security Advisory - RHSA-2004:400-15
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Summary:
Updated gaim package fixes security issues
An updated gaim package that fixes several security issues is now available.
Description:
Gaim is an instant messenger client that can handle multiple protocols.
Buffer overflow bugs were found in the Gaim MSN protocol handler. In order
to exploit these bugs, an attacker would have to perform a man in the
middle attack between the MSN server and the vulnerable Gaim client. Such
an attack could allow arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0500
to this issue.
Buffer overflow bugs have been found in the Gaim URL decoder, local
hostname resolver, and the RTF message parser. It is possible that a
remote attacker could send carefully crafted data to a vulnerable client
and lead to a crash or arbitrary code execution. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CAN-2004-0785 to this issue.
A shell escape bug has been found in the Gaim smiley theme file
installation. When a user installs a smiley theme, which is contained
within a tar file, the unarchiving of the data is done in an unsafe manner.
An attacker could create a malicious smiley theme that would execute
arbitrary commands if the theme was installed by the victim. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CAN-2004-0784 to this issue.
An integer overflow bug has been found in the Gaim Groupware message
receiver. It is possible that if a user connects to a malicious server,
an attacker could send carefully crafted data which could lead to arbitrary
code execution on the victims machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0754 to
this issue.
Users of Gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package which
contains Gaim version 0.82 and is not vulnerable to these issues.
References:
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=0
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=1
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=2
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=3
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=4
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=5
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=6
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Taking Action
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- run the Update Agent on each affected server.
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Affected Systems List
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This Errata Advisory may apply to the systems listed below. If you know that
this errata does not apply to a system listed, it might be possible that the
package profile for that server is out of date. In that case you should run
'up2date -p' as root on the system in question to refresh your software profile.
There are 17 affected systems registered in 'Your RHN' (only systems for
which you have explicitly enabled Errata Alerts are shown).
Release Arch Profile Name
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3AS i686 durian.nac.uci.edu
3AS i686 br.nac.uci.edu
3WS x86_64 m33.ps.uci.edu
3WS i686 montana.nac.uci.edu
3AS i686 hydra.nac.uci.edu
3AS i686 p02.es.uci.edu
3AS x86_64 narg.nac.uci.edu
3WS x86_64 bgcluster02
3AS i686 nebraska.nac.uci.edu
3AS athlon blee.nac.uci.edu
3AS i686 network-stats-collector-3.nacs.uci.edu
3AS i686 vesta.nac.uci.edu
3AS i686 bounce2.nac.uci.edu
3AS x86_64 pxe.es.uci.edu
3WS i686 node-xeon-4
3WS i686 node-xeon-10
3AS i686 sushi.nac.uci.edu
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