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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55002
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-26 (gnugadu centericq kadu ekg libgadu)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200507-26.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200507-26.

Vulnerability Insight:
GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG and libgadu are vulnerable to an integer
overflow which could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code
or a Denial of Service.

Solution:
All GNU Gadu users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/gnugadu-2.2.6-r1'

All Kadu users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/kadu-0.4.1'

All EKG users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/ekg-1.6_rc3'

All libgadu users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libgadu-20050719'

All CenterICQ users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/centericq-4.20.0-r3'

CenterICQ is no longer distributed with Gadu Gadu support, affected users
are encouraged to migrate to an alternative package.

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-2005-1852
BugTraq ID: 14345
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14345
Bugtraq: 20050721 Multiple vulnerabilities in libgadu and ekg package (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
http://lwn.net/Articles/144724/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-23.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9532
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-639.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16140
http://secunia.com/advisories/16155
http://secunia.com/advisories/16211
http://secunia.com/advisories/16242
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:019 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
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