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RHEL 3 : gaim (RHSA-2004:604)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15532

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gaim package that fixes security issues, fixes various bugs, and includes various enhancements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is now available.

The gaim application is a multi-protocol instant messaging client.

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the MSN protocol handler.
When receiving unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages, it is possible that an attacker could cause an internal buffer overflow, leading to a crash or possible code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0891 to this issue.

This updated gaim package also fixes multiple user interface, protocol, and error handling problems, including an ICQ communication encoding issue.

Additionally, these updated packages have compiled gaim as a PIE (position independent executable) for added protection against future security vulnerabilities.

All users of gaim should upgrade to this updated package, which includes various bug fixes, as well as a backported security patch.

Solution

Update the affected gaim package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-0891

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:604

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15532

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-604.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/21/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gaim

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0891

RHSA: 2004:604