10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.088 Low
EPSS
Percentile
94.6%
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200410-23 (Gaim: Multiple vulnerabilities)
A possible buffer overflow exists in the code processing MSN SLP messages (CAN-2004-0891). memcpy() was used without validating the size of the buffer, and an incorrect buffer was used as destination under certain circumstances. Additionally, memory allocation problems were found in the processing of MSN SLP messages and the receiving of files. These issues could lead Gaim to try to allocate more memory than available, resulting in the crash of the application.
Impact :
A remote attacker could crash Gaim and possibly execute arbitrary code by exploiting the buffer overflow.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-23.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(15559);
script_version("1.17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0891");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200410-23");
script_name(english:"GLSA-200410-23 : Gaim: Multiple vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200410-23
(Gaim: Multiple vulnerabilities)
A possible buffer overflow exists in the code processing MSN SLP messages
(CAN-2004-0891). memcpy() was used without validating the size of the
buffer, and an incorrect buffer was used as destination under certain
circumstances. Additionally, memory allocation problems were found in the
processing of MSN SLP messages and the receiving of files. These issues
could lead Gaim to try to allocate more memory than available, resulting in
the crash of the application.
Impact :
A remote attacker could crash Gaim and possibly execute arbitrary code by
exploiting the buffer overflow.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time."
);
# http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.pidgin.im/security/"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200410-23"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=net-im/gaim-1.0.2'
# emerge '>=net-im/gaim-1.0.2'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gaim");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/10/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/10/25");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (qpkg_check(package:"net-im/gaim", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.0.2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.0.2"))) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = qpkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Gaim");
}