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FreeBSD : gaim -- multiple buffer overflows (4260eacb-26b8-11d9-9289-000c41e2cdad)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18918

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Sean infamous42md reports several situations in gaim that may result in exploitable buffer overflows :

- Rich Text Format (RTF) messages in Novell GroupWise protocol

- Unsafe use of gethostbyname in zephyr protocol

- URLs which are over 2048 bytes long once decoded

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=3

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=4

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=5

http://www.nessus.org/u?6d7f7486

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18918

File Name: freebsd_pkg_4260eacb26b811d99289000c41e2cdad.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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:freebsd:freebsd:gaim, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-gaim, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ko-gaim, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ru-gaim, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0785