From koon@gentoo.org Sun Jun 12 10:09:58 2005 From: Thierry Carrez To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:59:06 +0200 Subject: [Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200506-11 ] Gaim: Denial of Service vulnerabilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Gaim: Denial of Service vulnerabilities Date: June 12, 2005 Bugs: #95347 ID: 200506-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Gaim contains two remote Denial of Service vulnerabilities. Background ========== Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handles a variety of instant messaging protocols. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/gaim < 1.3.1 >= 1.3.1 Description =========== Jacopo Ottaviani discovered a vulnerability in the Yahoo! file transfer code when being offered files with names containing non-ASCII characters (CAN-2005-1269). Hugo de Bokkenrijder discovered a vulnerability when receiving malformed MSN messages (CAN-2005-1934). Impact ====== Both vulnerabilities cause Gaim to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gaim-1.3.1" References ========== [ 1 ] Gaim Vulnerability: Remote Yahoo! crash http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=18 [ 2 ] Gaim Vulnerability: MSN Remote DoS http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=19 [ 3 ] CAN-2005-1269 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1269 [ 4 ] CAN-2005-1934 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1934 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-11.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 [ Part 1.2, "OpenPGP digital signature" Application/PGP-SIGNATURE ] [ 264bytes. ] [ Unable to print this part. ] [ Part 2: "Attached Text" ] _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/