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Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:127 (gaim)

🗓️ 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:127 (gaim) handles malformed messages in MSN protocol, allowing remote code execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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 OR GPL-3.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64071");
  script_version("2023-07-18T05:05:36+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-18 05:05:36 +0000 (Tue, 18 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-06-05 18:04:08 +0200 (Fri, 05 Jun 2009)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2927");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:127 (gaim)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_3\.0");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that Gaim did not properly handle certain malformed
messages in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send
a specially crafted message and possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges. (CVE-2008-2927)

Affected: Corporate 3.0");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:127");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to gaim
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:127.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gaim", rpm:"gaim~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gaim-devel", rpm:"gaim-devel~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gaim-perl", rpm:"gaim-perl~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gaim-tcl", rpm:"gaim-tcl~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgaim-remote0", rpm:"libgaim-remote0~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgaim-remote0-devel", rpm:"libgaim-remote0-devel~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gaim-remote0", rpm:"lib64gaim-remote0~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gaim-remote0-devel", rpm:"lib64gaim-remote0-devel~1.5.0~0.2.C30mdk", rls:"MNDK_3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

if (report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
}

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18 Jul 2023 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.04332
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