Executive Summary
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Title | gaim security update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2005:589 | First vendor Publication | 2005-08-09 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-08-09 |
Severity (Vendor) | Critical | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: An updated gaim package that fixes a buffer overflow security issue is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: Gaim is an Internet Instant Messaging client. A heap based buffer overflow issue was discovered in the way Gaim processes away messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted away message to a Gaim user logged into AIM or ICQ which could result in arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-2103 to this issue. Users of gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 165444 - CAN-2005-2103 Gaim malformed away message remote code execution |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-589.html |
CAPEC : Common Attack Pattern Enumeration & Classification
Id | Name |
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CAPEC-47 | Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion |
CAPEC-100 | Overflow Buffers |
CAPEC-123 | Buffer Attacks |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-131 | Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11477 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11477 | ||
Title: | Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n. | ||
Description: | Buffer overflow in the AIM and ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an away message with a large number of AIM substitution strings, such as %t or %n. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2103 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-06 (Gaim) File : nvt/glsa_200508_06.nasl |
2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: gaim, ja-gaim, ko-gaim, ru-gaim File : nvt/freebsd_gaim18.nasl |
0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2005-242-03 gaim File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2005_242_03.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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18669 | Gaim Away Message Processing Remote Overflow A remote overflow exists in gaim. The program fails to validate away messages resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted away message, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Snort® IPS/IDS
Date | Description |
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2014-01-10 | AOL GAIM AIM-ICQ Protocol Handling buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 17357 - Revision : 9 - Type : PUA-OTHER |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2006-07-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2005-627.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-05-13 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_6d1761d20b2311dabc080001020eed82.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-168-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-10-05 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2005-242-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-10-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-139.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-18 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200508-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-12 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-589.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-12 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-627.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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