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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53915
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2004-239-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gaim' package(s) announced via the SSA:2004-239-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gaim' package(s) announced via the SSA:2004-239-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0 and -current to
fix several security issues. Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the
new version.

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Thu Aug 26 17:14:09 PDT 2004
patches/packages/gaim-0.82-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to gaim-0.82 and gaim-encryption-2.29.
Fixes several security issues:
Content-length DOS (malloc error) (no CAN ID on this one)
MSN strncpy buffer overflow (CAN-2004-0500)
Groupware message receive integer overflow (CAN-2004-0754)
Smiley theme installation lack of escaping (CAN-2004-0784)
RTF message buffer overflow, Local hostname resolution buffer overflow,
URL decode buffer overflow (these 3 are CAN-2004-0785)
For more details, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'gaim' package(s) on Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0500
BugTraq ID: 10865
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10865
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-278.shtml
http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-279.shtml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-12.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:081
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9429
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-400.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2004:025 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_25_gaim.html
XForce ISS Database: gaim-msn-bo(16920)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16920
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0754
BugTraq ID: 11056
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11056
http://www.osvdb.org/9260
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10220
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011083
http://secunia.com/advisories/12383
http://secunia.com/advisories/12480
http://secunia.com/advisories/13101
XForce ISS Database: gaim-groupware-integer-overflow(17140)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17140
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0784
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10008
XForce ISS Database: gaim-smiley-command-execution(17144)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17144
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0785
http://www.osvdb.org/9261
http://www.osvdb.org/9262
http://www.osvdb.org/9263
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10907
http://secunia.com/advisories/12929
XForce ISS Database: gaim-hostname-bo(17142)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17142
XForce ISS Database: gaim-rtf-bo(17141)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17141
XForce ISS Database: gaim-url-bo(17143)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17143
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