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RHEL 3 / 4 : gaim (RHSA-2005:429)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18240

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gaim package that fixes two security issues is now available.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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

A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in the way gaim processes a message containing a URL. A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted message resulting in the execution of arbitrary code on a victim's machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1261 to this issue.

A bug was found in the way gaim handles malformed MSN messages. A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted MSN message causing gaim to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1262 to this issue.

Users of Gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected gaim package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1261

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1262

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:429

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18240

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-429.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/11/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gaim, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1261, CVE-2005-1262

RHSA: 2005:429