Gaim IRC Protocol Plug-in Markup Language Injection Vulnerability

BID:13003

Info

Gaim IRC Protocol Plug-in Markup Language Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13003
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0966
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 05 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 28 2007 09:26PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Jean-Yves Lefort.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Slackware Linux 10.1
SGI ProPack 3.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
Rob Flynn Gaim 1.2
Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.4
+ Gentoo Linux
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.3
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
 + Redhat Fedora Core2
 Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.2
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
 + Redhat Fedora Core2
 Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.1
Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0.2
+ Gentoo Linux
+ 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
 Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3 i686
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3
Redhat Fedora Core3
Redhat Fedora Core2
Redhat Fedora Core1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Redhat Desktop 3.0
Peachtree Linux release 1
Not Vulnerable: Rob Flynn Gaim 1.2.1
+ Gentoo Linux
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3

Discussion

Gaim IRC Protocol Plug-in Markup Language Injection Vulnerability

Gaim IRC protocol plug-in is reported prone to an input-validation vulnerability. The issue is reported to occur because of a lack of sufficient sanitization performed on 'irc_msg' data.

A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Gaim and Pango Markup language in the context of the user that is running the affected software.

This vulnerability is reported to affect Gaim version 1.2.0 and previous versions.

Exploit / POC

Gaim IRC Protocol Plug-in Markup Language Injection 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 IRC Protocol Plug-in Markup Language Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor upgrades are available. Please see the referenced advisories for more information.


Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0.1

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.0.2

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.1

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.2

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.3

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.1.4

Rob Flynn Gaim 1.2

Slackware Linux 10.1

References

Gaim IRC Protocol Plug-in Markup Language Injection Vulnerability

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