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GLSA-200512-11 : CenterICQ: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 20352

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200512-11 (CenterICQ: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Gentoo developer Wernfried Haas discovered that when the 'Enable peer-to-peer communications' option is enabled, CenterICQ opens a port that insufficiently validates whatever is sent to it. Furthermore, Zone-H Research reported a buffer overflow in the ktools library.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could cause a crash of CenterICQ by sending packets to the peer-to-peer communications port, and potentially cause the execution of arbitrary code by enticing a CenterICQ user to edit overly long contact details.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All CenterICQ users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/centericq-4.21.0-r2'

See Also

http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=8480/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200512-11

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20352

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200512-11.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 12/30/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:centericq, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3694, CVE-2005-3863

GLSA: 200512-11