Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1610-1 gaim -- integer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 15 Jul 2008
- Affected Packages:
- gaim
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-2927.
- More information:
-
It was discovered that gaim, an multi-protocol instant messaging client, was vulnerable to several integer overflows in its MSN protocol handlers. These could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.0.0+beta5-10etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this package is not present.
We recommend that you upgrade your gaim package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-data_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_mips.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dbg_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim-dev_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gaim/gaim_2.0.0+beta5-10etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.