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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Slackware Local Security Checks >> SSA-2004-026-01 GAIM security update Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SSA-2004-026-01 GAIM security update |
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SSA-2004-026-01 GAIM security update Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment GAIM is a GTK2-based Instant Messaging (IM) client. New GAIM packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, and -current. 12 vulnerabilities were found in the instant messenger GAIM that permit remote compromise. All sites using GAIM should upgrade to these new packages. These are based on GAIM 0.75 with patches for all 12 security issues. Thanks to Stefan Esser of e-matters GmbH for finding and reporting these bugs. For more details, see the e-matters GmbH advisory here: http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/012004.html Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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Mainframe, DEC, VAX, AS 400 |
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