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RHEL 2.1 : gaim (RHSA-2005:432)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18241

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gaim package that fixes security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

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 in the way Gaim processes SNAC packets was discovered. It is possible that a remote attacker could send a specially crafted SNAC packet to a Gaim client, causing the client to stop responding. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0472 to this issue.

Users of Gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package which contains gaim version 0.59.9 with backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected gaim package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0472

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

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:432

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18241

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-432.nasl

Version: 1.23

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:2.1

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: 3/14/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0472, CVE-2005-1261

RHSA: 2005:432