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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54642
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-12 (gaim)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200408-12.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200408-12.

Vulnerability Insight:
Gaim contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the
MSN-protocol parsing code that may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=net-im/gaim-0.81-r1'

# emerge '>=net-im/gaim-0.81-r1'

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
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