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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200408-27">
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<title>Gaim: New vulnerabilities</title>
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<synopsis>
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Gaim contains several security issues that might allow an attacker to
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execute arbitrary code or commands.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">Gaim</product>
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<announced>2004-08-27</announced>
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<revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised>
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<bug>61457</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-im/gaim" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">0.81-r5</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">0.81-r5</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux which
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supports many instant messaging protocols.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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Gaim fails to do proper bounds checking when:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Handling MSN messages (partially fixed with GLSA 200408-12).</li>
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<li>Handling rich text format messages.</li>
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<li>Resolving local hostname.</li>
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<li>Receiving long URLs.</li>
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<li>Handling groupware messages.</li>
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<li>Allocating memory for webpages with fake content-length
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header.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Furthermore Gaim fails to escape filenames when using drag and drop
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installation of smiley themes.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>
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These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to crash Gaim or execute
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arbitrary code or commands with the permissions of the user running
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Gaim.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to
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upgrade to the latest available version of Gaim.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge sync
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# emerge -pv ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5"
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# emerge ">=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php">Gaim security issues</uri>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0500">CVE-2004-0500</uri>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0754">CVE-2004-0754</uri>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0784">CVE-2004-0784</uri>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0785">CVE-2004-0785</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-08-26T15:30:26Z">
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jaervosz
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-08-26T19:01:27Z">
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jaervosz
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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