GLSA-200507-26 : GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG, libgadu: Remote code execution in Gadu library

high Nessus Plugin ID 19328

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200507-26 (GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG, libgadu: Remote code execution in Gadu library)

GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG and libgadu are vulnerable to an integer overflow.
Impact :

A remote attacker could exploit the integer overflow to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GNU Gadu users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/gnugadu-2.2.6-r1' All Kadu users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/kadu-0.4.1' All EKG users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/ekg-1.6_rc3' All libgadu users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libgadu-20050719' All CenterICQ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/centericq-4.20.0-r3' CenterICQ is no longer distributed with Gadu Gadu support, affected users are encouraged to migrate to an alternative package.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/406026/30/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200507-26

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19328

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200507-26.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

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:gentoo:linux:ekg, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gnugadu, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:kadu, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:centericq, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libgadu, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1852

GLSA: 200507-26