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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 >> Ubuntu Local Security Checks >> USN125-1 : gaim vulnerabilities Vulnerability Assessment Details
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USN125-1 : gaim vulnerabilities |
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gaim vulnerabilities Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : These remote packages are missing security patches : - gaim - gaim-data - gaim-dev Description : Marco Alvarez found a Denial of Service vulnerability in the Jabber protocol handler. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash Gaim by sending specially crafted file transfers to the user. (CVE-2005-0967) Stu Tomlinson discovered an insufficient bounds checking flaw in the URL parser. By sending a message containing a very long URL, a remote attacker could crash Gaim or execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user. This was not possible on all protocols, due to message length restrictions. Jabber are SILC were known to be vulnerable. (CVE-2005-1261) Siebe Tolsma discovered a Denial of Service attack in the MSN handler. By sending a specially crafted SLP message with an empty body, a remote attacker could crash Gaim. (CVE-2005-1262) Solution : Upgrade to : - gaim-1.1.4-1ubuntu4.1 (Ubuntu 5.04) - gaim-data-1.1.4-1ubuntu4.1 (Ubuntu 5.04) - gaim-dev-1.1.4-1ubuntu4.1 (Ubuntu 5.04) Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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