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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-13.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-13.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bf0ef9b259fc --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200901-13"> + <title>Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, allowing for + remote arbitrary code execution, Denial of Service and service spoofing. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pidgin</product> + <announced>2009-01-20</announced> + <revised>2009-01-20: 01</revised> + <bug>230045</bug> + <bug>234135</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-im/pidgin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.5.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.5.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Pidgin (formerly Gaim) is an instant messaging client for a variety of + instant messaging protocols. It is based on the libpurple instant + messaging library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin and the + libpurple library: + </p> + <ul><li> + A participant to the TippingPoint ZDI reported multiple integer + overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg() function in the MSN protocol + implementation (CVE-2008-2927). + </li> + <li> + Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian is credited for reporting a use-after-free + flaw in msn_slplink_process_msg() in the MSN protocol implementation + (CVE-2008-2955). + </li> + <li> + The included UPnP server does not limit the size of data to be + downloaded for UPnP service discovery, according to a report by Andrew + Hunt and Christian Grothoff (CVE-2008-2957). + </li> + <li> + Josh Triplett discovered that the NSS plugin for libpurple does not + properly verify SSL certificates (CVE-2008-3532). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send specially crafted messages or files using + the MSN protocol which could result in the execution of arbitrary code + or crash Pidgin. NOTE: Successful exploitation might require the + victim's interaction. Furthermore, an attacker could conduct + man-in-the-middle attacks to obtain sensitive information using bad + certificates and cause memory and disk resources to exhaust. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/pidgin-2.5.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2927">CVE-2008-2927</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2955">CVE-2008-2955</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2957">CVE-2008-2957</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3532">CVE-2008-3532</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-07-06T18:20:14Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-11-29T14:01:14Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-12-02T14:32:53Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |