[ GLSA 200507-23 ] Kopete: Vulnerability in included Gadu library

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200507-23
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  Severity: High
     Title: Kopete: Vulnerability in included Gadu library
      Date: July 25, 2005
      Bugs: #99754
        ID: 200507-23

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Synopsis
========

Kopete is vulnerable to several input validation vulnerabilities which
may lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and
Unix-like Operating Systems. Kopete (also part of kdenetwork) is the
KDE Instant Messenger.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /  Vulnerable  /                  Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  kde-base/kdenetwork     < 3.4.1-r1                    >= 3.4.1-r1
                                                          *>= 3.3.2-r2
  2  kde-base/kopete         < 3.4.1-r1                    >= 3.4.1-r1
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
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Kopete contains an internal copy of libgadu and is therefore subject to
several input validation vulnerabilities in libgadu.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
code or crash Kopete.

Workaround
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Delete all Gadu Gadu contacts.

Resolution
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All Kopete users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdenetwork

All KDE Split Ebuild Kopete users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kopete-3.4.1-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] KDE Security Advisory: libgadu vulnerabilities
        http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050721-1.txt
  [ 2 ] CAN-2005-1852
        http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1852

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-23.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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