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Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-026-01 GAIM security update

🗓️ 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.comType 
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Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-026-01 GAIM security update. New GAIM packages available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, and -current addressing 12 vulnerabilities, allowing remote compromise

Code
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: esoft_slk_ssa_2004_026_01.nasl 6598 2017-07-07 09:36:44Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from the corresponding slackware advisory
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# or at your option, GNU General Public License version 3,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#

include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "GAIM is a GTK2-based Instant Messaging (IM) client.

New GAIM packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, and -current.
12 vulnerabilities were found in the instant messenger GAIM that
allow remote compromise.  All sites using GAIM should upgrade to these
new packages. These are based on GAIM 0.75 with patches for all 12
security issues. Thanks to Stefan Esser of e-matters GmbH for
finding and reporting these bugs.

For more details, see the e-matters GmbH advisory here:
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2004-026-01.";

tag_solution = "https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2004-026-01";
                                                                                
if(description)
{
 script_id(53947);
 script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-11 01:34:21 +0200 (Tue, 11 Sep 2012)");
 script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 11:36:44 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_version("$Revision: 6598 $");
 name = "Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-026-01 GAIM security update ";
 script_name(name);



 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
 script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
 script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack");
 script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
 script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
 script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
 script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
 script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");
vuln = 0;
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"gaim", ver:"0.75-i386-1", rls:"SLK9.0")) {
    vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"gaim", ver:"0.75-i486-1", rls:"SLK9.1")) {
    vuln = 1;
}

if(vuln) {
    security_message(0);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}

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