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GLSA-200701-20 : Centericq: Remote buffer overflow in LiveJournal handling

high Nessus Plugin ID 24256

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-200701-20 (Centericq: Remote buffer overflow in LiveJournal handling)

 When interfacing with the LiveJournal service, Centericq does not appropriately allocate memory for incoming data, in some cases creating a buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 An attacker could entice a user to connect to an unofficial LiveJournal server causing Centericq to read specially crafted data from the server, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Centericq.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Currently, Centericq is unmaintained. As such, Centericq has been masked in Portage until it is again maintained.
 # emerge --ask --verbose --unmerge 'net-im/centericq'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200701-20

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24256

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200701-20.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 1/26/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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:centericq, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0160

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200701-20