Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200401-04 (GAIM) reveals overflows in AIM DirectIM packet handling, allowing remote compromise
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 44 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 434-1 (gaim) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 434-1] New gaim packages fix several vulnerabilities | 5 Feb 200414:06 | – | debian |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 434-1] New gaim packages fix several vulnerabilities | 5 Feb 200414:06 | – | debian |
![]() | Debian DSA-434-1 : gaim - several vulnerabilities | 29 Sep 200400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | FreeBSD : Several remotely exploitable buffer overflows in gaim (6fd02439-5d70-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a) | 23 Apr 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | FreeBSD : Several remotely exploitable buffer overflows in gaim (52) | 6 Jul 200400:00 | – | nessus |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $
# Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2008 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisories, 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,
# 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 = "Various overflows in the handling of AIM DirectIM packets was revealed in
GAIM that could lead to a remote compromise of the IM client.";
tag_solution = "All users are recommended to upgrade GAIM to 0.75-r7.
$> emerge sync
$> emerge -pv '>=net-im/gaim-0.75-r7'
$> emerge '>=net-im/gaim-0.75-r7'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200401-04
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39470
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/351235/2004-01-23/2004-01-29/0";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200401-04.";
if(description)
{
script_id(54518);
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0005","CVE-2004-0006","CVE-2004-0007","CVE-2004-0008");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_version("$Revision: 6596 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 11:21:37 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
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) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
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 : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
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-gentoo.inc");
res = "";
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); # Not vulnerable.
}
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