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Conectiva alert CLA-2002:521 (gaim)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : gaim SUMMARY : Custom browser call vulnerability DATE : 2002-08-30 17:45:00 ID : CLA-2002:521 RELEVANT RELEASES : 8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION Gaim is an all-in-one IM client that resembles AIM. A vulnerability[1] was discovered in the way gaim (prior to version 0.59.1) calls a custom browser when it receives an URL. The URL handler code passes an untrusted string without quoting or escaping it directly to a shell. This vulnerability only affects users who have selected the 'Manual' option in the browser section of the 'Options' window. By exploiting this vulnerability a remote attacker can execute any commands with the privileges of the local user. Please note that this is an upgrade from version 0.49 to 0.59.1, so it adds a significant number of other bugfixes and improvements[1]. SOLUTION All gaim users should upgrade. REFERENCES: 1.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0989 2.http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/gaim-0.59.1-1U80_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/gaim-0.59.1-1U80_1cl.src.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform upgrades of RPM packages: - add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet (you may also use linuxconf to do this): rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates (replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0) - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9b9qo42jd0JmAcZARAiHQAJ9uB6q8S0x+TdWBUagzbS3+Z+NexQCgowSK w4QvXTUQgGMGbp2fXgbwLYk= =82jZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- (Log in to post comments)
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