RHSA-2004_604

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2004-10-20 19:47 - Updated: 2004-10-20 00:00
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: gaim security update
Severity
Important
Notes
Topic: An updated gaim package that fixes security issues, fixes various bugs, and includes various enhancements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is now avaliable.
Details: The gaim application is a multi-protocol instant messaging client. A buffer overflow has been discovered in the MSN protocol handler. When receiving unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages, it is possible that an attacker could cause an internal buffer overflow, leading to a crash or possible code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0891 to this issue. This updated gaim package also fixes multiple user interface, protocol, and error handling problems, including an ICQ communication encoding issue. Additionally, these updated packages have compiled gaim as a PIE (position independent executable) for added protection against future security vulnerabilities. All users of gaim should upgrade to this updated package, which includes various bug fixes, as well as a backported security patch.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
CVE-2004-0891

Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.

Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat
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Vendor Fix fix
Threats
Impact Important
References
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