[ GLSA 200504-05 ] Gaim: Denial of Service issues

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Gaim: Denial of Service issues (GLSA 200504-05)
Severity: low
Exploitable: remote
Date: April 06, 2005
Bug(s): #87903
ID: 200504-05

Synopsis


Gaim contains multiple vulnerabilities that can lead to a Denial of
Service.


Background


Gaim is a full featured instant messaging client which handles a
variety of instant messaging protocols.


Affected Packages

Package: net-im/gaim
Vulnerable: < 1.2.1
Unaffected: >= 1.2.1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description


Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed in the latest release of
Gaim:

• A buffer overread in the gaim_markup_strip_html() function,
  which is used when logging conversations (CAN-2005-0965).
• Markup tags are improperly escaped using Gaim's IRC plugin
  (CAN-2005-0966).
• Sending a specially crafted file transfer request to a Gaim Jabber
  user can trigger a crash (CAN-2005-0967).

Impact


An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service by exploiting any
of these vulnerabilities.


Workaround


There is no known workaround at this time.


Resolution


All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: