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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52141
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: gaim, ja-gaim, ko-gaim, ru-gaim
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

gaim
ja-gaim
ko-gaim
ru-gaim

CVE-2005-0966
The IRC protocol plugin in Gaim 1.2.0, and possibly earlier versions,
allows (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary Gaim markup via
irc_msg_kick, irc_msg_mode, irc_msg_part, irc_msg_quit, (2) remote
attackers to inject arbitrary Pango markup and pop up empty dialog
boxes via irc_msg_invite, or (3) malicious IRC servers to cause a
denial of service (application crash) by injecting certain Pango
markup into irc_msg_badmode, irc_msg_banned, irc_msg_unknown,
irc_msg_nochan functions.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
6.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0966
13003
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13003
14815
http://secunia.com/advisories/14815
20050401 multiple remote denial of service vulnerabilities in Gaim
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238715307356&w=2
FLSA:158543
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426078/100/0/threaded
MDKSA-2005:071
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:071
RHSA-2005:365
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-365.html
SUSE-SA:2005:036
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
gaim-irc-plugin-bo(19937)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19937
gaim-ircmsginvite-dos(19939)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19939
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php?id=14
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=235&release_id=317750
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9185
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9185
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