- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: BitlBee: Security bypass Date: September 23, 2008 Bugs: #236160 ID: 200809-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities in Bitlbee may allow to bypass security restrictions and hijack accounts. Background ========== BitlBee is an IRC to IM gateway that support multiple IM protocols. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/bitlbee < 1.2.3 >= 1.2.3 Description =========== Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities were reported, including a NULL pointer dereference. Impact ====== A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to overwrite existing IM accounts. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All BitlBee users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/bitlbee-1.2.3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-3920 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3920 [ 2 ] CVE-2008-3969 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3969 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2008 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/2.5
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