Description

Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "unexpected sequence of MSNSLP messages" that results in an unbounded copy operation that writes to the wrong buffer.

Affected Products 42

References 9

• gaim.sourceforge.net http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=9
  Vendor Advisory
• gentoo.org http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml
• redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-604.html
  Vendor Advisory
• bugzilla.fedora.us https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2188
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17786
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17787
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17790
• oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11790
• ubuntu.com https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-8-1/

Remediation