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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : libgadu vulnerability (USN-2101-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72424

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Yves Younan and Ryan Pentney discovered that libgadu incorrectly handled certain Gadu-Gadu HTTP messages. A malicious remote server or a man in the middle could use this issue to cause applications using libgadu to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected libgadu3 package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2101-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72424

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2101-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/11/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgadu3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6487

BID: 65188

USN: 2101-1