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RHEL 2.1 : gaim (RHSA-2005:589)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19422

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gaim package that fixes a buffer overflow security issue is now available.

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

Gaim is an Internet Instant Messaging client.

A heap based buffer overflow issue was discovered in the way Gaim processes away messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted away message to a Gaim user logged into AIM or ICQ which could result in arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2103 to this issue.

Users of gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gaim package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2103

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:589

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19422

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-589.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2005

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

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2103

BID: 14531

RHSA: 2005:589