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<glsa id="200903-26">
  <title>TMSNC: Execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>
    A buffer overflow in TMSNC might lead to the execution of arbitrary code
    when processing an instant message.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">tmsnc</product>
  <announced>March 12, 2009</announced>
  <revised>March 12, 2009: 01</revised>
  <bug>229157</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-im/tmsnc" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <vulnerable range="le">0.3.2-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    TMSNC is a Textbased client for the MSN instant messaging protocol.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Nico Golde reported a stack-based buffer overflow when processing a MSN
    packet with a UBX command containing a large UBX payload length field.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message, possibly
    resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    Since TMSNC is no longer maintained, we recommend that users unmerge
    the vulnerable package and switch to another console-based MSN client
    such as CenterIM or Pebrot:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --unmerge &quot;net-im/tmsnc&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2828">CVE-2008-2828</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:52:54 +0000">
    p-y
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:01:45 +0000">
    rbu
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:02:24 +0000">
    rbu
  </metadata>
</glsa>