RHSA-2005_429

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2005-05-11 08:33 - Updated: 2005-05-11 00:00
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: gaim security update
Severity
Critical
Notes
Topic: An updated gaim package that fixes two security issues is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Details: The Gaim application is a multi-protocol instant messaging client. A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in the way gaim processes a message containing a URL. A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted message resulting in the execution of arbitrary code on a victim's machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-1261 to this issue. A bug was found in the way gaim handles malformed MSN messages. A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted MSN message causing gaim to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-1262 to this issue. Users of Gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to these issues.
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CVE-2005-1261

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing function in Gaim before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an instant message (IM) with a large URL.

Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat
 —
Vendor Fix fix
Threats
Impact Critical
CVE-2005-1262

Gaim 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed MSN message.

Affected products
Fixed 1 product, the same list as for CVE-2005-1261
Threats
Impact Important
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