Debian DSA-2935-1 : libgadu - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 74129

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that malformed responses from a Gadu-Gadu file relay server could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code in applications linked to the libgadu library.

The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected.

Solution

Upgrade the libgadu packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.11.2-1+deb7u2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/libgadu

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2935

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74129

File Name: debian_DSA-2935.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/22/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:debian:debian_linux:libgadu, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3775

BID: 67471

DSA: 2935