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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200408-27">
+ <title>Gaim: New vulnerabilities</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ Gaim contains several security issues that might allow an attacker to
+ execute arbitrary code or commands.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">Gaim</product>
+ <announced>2004-08-27</announced>
+ <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised>
+ <bug>61457</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-im/gaim" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">0.81-r5</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">0.81-r5</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux which
+ supports many instant messaging protocols.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Gaim fails to do proper bounds checking when:
+ </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Handling MSN messages (partially fixed with GLSA 200408-12).</li>
+ <li>Handling rich text format messages.</li>
+ <li>Resolving local hostname.</li>
+ <li>Receiving long URLs.</li>
+ <li>Handling groupware messages.</li>
+ <li>Allocating memory for webpages with fake content-length
+ header.</li>
+ </ul>
+ <p>
+ Furthermore Gaim fails to escape filenames when using drag and drop
+ installation of smiley themes.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to crash Gaim or execute
+ arbitrary code or commands with the permissions of the user running
+ Gaim.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to
+ upgrade to the latest available version of Gaim.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge sync
+
+ # emerge -pv "&gt;=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5"
+ # emerge "&gt;=net-im/gaim-0.81-r5"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/index.php">Gaim security issues</uri>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0500">CVE-2004-0500</uri>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0754">CVE-2004-0754</uri>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0784">CVE-2004-0784</uri>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0785">CVE-2004-0785</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-08-26T15:30:26Z">
+ jaervosz
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-08-26T19:01:27Z">
+ jaervosz
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>