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GLSA-201508-02 : libgadu: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 85430

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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-201508-02 (libgadu: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 libgadu contains multiple vulnerabilities:
 X.509 certificates are not properly validated (CVE-2013-4488) A integer overflow error could lead to a buffer overflow (CVE-2013-6487) Malformed responses from a Gadu-Gadu file relay server are not properly handled (CVE-2014-3775) Impact :

 A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or spoof servers.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libgadu users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libgadu-1.12.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85430

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201508-02.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Published: 8/17/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:libgadu, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4488, CVE-2013-6487, CVE-2014-3775

GLSA: 201508-02