Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200401-04 (GAIM) reveals overflows in AIM DirectIM packet handling, leading to remote compromise of IM client. Users should upgrade GAIM to 0.75-r7
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 48 |
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![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-434) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: gaim, ja-gaim, ko-gaim, ru-gaim | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: gaim, ja-gaim, ko-gaim, ru-gaim | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200401-04 (GAIM) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 434-1 (gaim) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD : Several remotely exploitable buffer overflows in gaim (52) | 6 Jul 200400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | FreeBSD : Several remotely exploitable buffer overflows in gaim (6fd02439-5d70-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a) | 23 Apr 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-434-1 : gaim - several vulnerabilities | 29 Sep 200400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 3 : gaim (RHSA-2004:033) | 6 Jul 200400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gaim (MDKSA-2004:006-1) | 31 Jul 200400:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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bugs | www.bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi |
securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/351235/2004-01-23/2004-01-29/0 |
securityspace | www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54518");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0005", "CVE-2004-0006", "CVE-2004-0007", "CVE-2004-0008");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_version("2024-02-19T05:05:57+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-19 05:05:57 +0000 (Mon, 19 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-16 20:47:22 +0000 (Fri, 16 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-24 21:14:03 +0200 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)");
script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200401-04 (GAIM)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Various overflows in the handling of AIM DirectIM packets was revealed in
GAIM that could lead to a remote compromise of the IM client.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"All users are recommended to upgrade GAIM to 0.75-r7.
$> emerge sync
$> emerge -pv '>=net-im/gaim-0.75-r7'
$> emerge '>=net-im/gaim-0.75-r7'");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200401-04");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39470");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/351235/2004-01-23/2004-01-29/0");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200401-04.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");
include("revisions-lib.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"net-im/gaim", unaffected: make_list("ge 0.75-r7"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 0.75-r7"))) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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