GLSA 201508-02: libgadu: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libgadu: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	08/15/2015
Bugs:	#490238, #505558, #510714
ID:	201508-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgadu, the worst of which may result in execution of arbitrary code.

Background

libgadu is a library that implements the client side of the Gadu-Gadu protocol.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/libgadu	< 1.12.0	>= 1.12.0	All supported architectures

Description

libgadu contains multiple vulnerabilities:

X.509 certificates are not properly validated (CVE-2013-4488)
A integer overflow error could lead to a buffer overflow (CVE-2013-6487)
Malformed responses from a Gadu-Gadu file relay server are not properly handled (CVE-2014-3775)

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or spoof servers.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libgadu users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libgadu-1.12.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201508-02.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.