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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-05.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..77b2cd07 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200504-05"> + <title>Gaim: Denial of Service issues</title> + <synopsis> + Gaim contains multiple vulnerabilities that can lead to a Denial of + Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Gaim</product> + <announced>April 06, 2005</announced> + <revised>April 06, 2005: 03</revised> + <bug>87903</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-im/gaim" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handles a + variety of instant messaging protocols. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed in the latest release of + Gaim: + </p> + <ul><li>A buffer overread in the gaim_markup_strip_html() function, + which is used when logging conversations (CAN-2005-0965).</li> + <li>Markup tags are improperly escaped using Gaim's IRC plugin + (CAN-2005-0966).</li> + <li>Sending a specially crafted file transfer request to a Gaim Jabber + user can trigger a crash (CAN-2005-0967).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service by exploiting any + of these vulnerabilities. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gaim-1.2.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0967">CAN-2005-0967</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0966">CAN-2005-0966</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0965">CAN-2005-0965</uri> + <uri link="http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/">Gaim Vulnerability Index</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:07:52 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:59:15 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:01:53 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |