Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:11482

Info

Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11482
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0891
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 20 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 08:06AM
Credit: The individual responsible for the discovery of this issue is currently unknown; the vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Slackware Linux 10.0
Slackware Linux 9.1
Slackware Linux 9.0
Slackware Linux -current
Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0.1
+ Redhat Desktop 3.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
 Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Rob Flynn Gaim 0.82.1
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.82
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.3
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.78
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.75
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.74
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.73
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.72
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.71
+ Redhat Fedora Core1
 Rob Flynn Gaim 0.70
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.69
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.68
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.67
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.66
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.65
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.64
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.63
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.62
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.61
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.60
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.59.1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.3
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 Rob Flynn Gaim 0.59
+ Gentoo Linux 0.7
+ Gentoo Linux 0.5
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.3
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
+ Sun Linux 5.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.58
+ Debian Linux 3.0
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.57
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.56
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.55
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.54
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.53
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.52
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.51
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.50
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.10.3
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.10 x
Gentoo Linux 1.4
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0.2
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux -current

Discussion

Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Gaim is reportedly affected by a remote buffer overflow vulnerability in its MSN SLP message functionality of gaim. This issue is due to a failure of the application to verify buffer bounds when copying user-supplied input.

An attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on an affected computer with the privileges of the user that executed the vulnerable application.

Exploit / POC

Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Ubuntu Linux has released an advisory (USN-8-1) along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2004:604-05 and fixes to address this issue on Red Hat Linux Enterprise platforms. Customers who are affected by this issue are advised to apply the appropriate updates. Customers subscribed to the Red Hat Network may apply the appropriate fixes using the Red Hat Update Agent (up2date). Please see referenced advisory for additional information.

Slackware Linux has released an advisory (SSA:2004-296-01) along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Gentoo linuz has released an advisory (GLSA 200410-23) dealing with this issue. Gentoo has advised that all Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=net-im/gaim-1.0.2"
# emerge ">=net-im/gaim-1.0.2"

Please see the referenced Gentoo advisory for more information.

The vendor has released an update resolving this issue.

Mandrake Linux has released advisory MDKSA-2004:117 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the advisory for more information.

The Fedora Legacy Project has made advisory FLSA:2188 available dealing with this issue in RedHat Linux 7.3, 9.0 and Fedora Core 1. Please see the reference section for more information.


Rob Flynn Gaim 0.50

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.51

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.52

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.53

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.54

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.55

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.56

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.57

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.58

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.59

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.59.1

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.60

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.61

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.62

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.63

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.64

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.65

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.66

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.67

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.68

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.69

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.70

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.71

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.72

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.73

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.74

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.75

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.78

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.82

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.82.1

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0.1

References

Gaim MSN SLP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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