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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-26
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Severity: High
Title: GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG, libgadu: Remote code
execution in Gadu library
Date: July 27, 2005
Bugs: #99816, #99890, #99583
ID: 200507-26
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Synopsis
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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.
Background
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GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu and EKG are instant messaging applications
created to support Gadu Gadu instant messaging protocol. libgadu is a
library that implements the client side of the Gadu-Gadu protocol.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-im/gnugadu < 2.2.6-r1 >= 2.2.6-r1
2 net-im/centericq < 4.20.0-r3 >= 4.20.0-r3
3 net-im/kadu < 0.4.1 >= 0.4.1
4 net-im/ekg < 1.6_rc3 >= 1.6_rc3
5 net-libs/libgadu < 20050719 >= 20050719
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5 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, EKG and libgadu are vulnerable to an integer
overflow.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit the integer overflow to execute
arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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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.
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1852
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1852
[ 2 ] BugTraq Announcement
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/406026/30/
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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