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Slackware 10.0 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : gaim (SSA:2004-296-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 18760

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0 and
-current to fix a buffer overflow in the MSN protocol. Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the new version.

Solution

Update the affected gaim package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?10a891bc

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 18760

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2004-296-01.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: 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: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gaim, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0891

SSA: 2004-296-01