Debian DSA-2852-1 : libgadu - heap-based buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 72375

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Yves Younan and Ryan Pentney discovered that libgadu, a library for accessing the Gadu-Gadu instant messaging service, contained an integer overflow leading to a buffer overflow. Attackers which impersonate the server could crash clients and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libgadu packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.9.0-2+squeeze2.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.11.2-1+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72375

File Name: debian_DSA-2852.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/7/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgadu

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6487

BID: 65188

DSA: 2852

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