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GLSA-201208-04 : Gajim: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 61543

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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-201208-04 (Gajim: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Gajim. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted link using Gajim, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker could use a specially crafted Jabber ID, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary SQL statements.
 A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Gajim users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/gajim-0.15-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201208-04

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 61543

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201208-04.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 8/15/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2085, CVE-2012-2086, CVE-2012-2093

BID: 52943, 53017

GLSA: 201208-04