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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-12 (gaim)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200408-12.
Insight
Insight
Gaim contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the MSN-protocol parsing code that may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All Gaim users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-im/gaim-0.81-r1' # emerge '>=net-im/gaim-0.81-r1'