Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2102 - Multiple vulnerability in Gaim AIM/ICQ Protocols

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
rob-flynn
nessus

Summary

The AIM/ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a filename that contains invalid UTF-8 characters.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-139.NASL
    descriptionYet more vulnerabilities have been discovered in the gaim IM client. Invalid characters in a sent file can cause Gaim to crash on some systems (CVE-2005-2102); a remote AIM or ICQ user can cause a buffer overflow in Gaim by setting an away message containing many AIM substitution strings (CVE-2005-2103); a memory alignment bug in the library used by Gaim to access the Gadu-Gadu network can result in a buffer overflow on non-x86 architecture systems (CVE-2005-2370). These problems have been corrected in gaim 1.5.0 which is provided with this update.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19896
    published2005-10-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19896
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : gaim (MDKSA-2005:139)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:139. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(19896);
      script_version ("1.17");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:47");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2102", "CVE-2005-2103", "CVE-2005-2370");
      script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2005:139");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gaim (MDKSA-2005:139)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Yet more vulnerabilities have been discovered in the gaim IM client.
    Invalid characters in a sent file can cause Gaim to crash on some
    systems (CVE-2005-2102); a remote AIM or ICQ user can cause a buffer
    overflow in Gaim by setting an away message containing many AIM
    substitution strings (CVE-2005-2103); a memory alignment bug in the
    library used by Gaim to access the Gadu-Gadu network can result in a
    buffer overflow on non-x86 architecture systems (CVE-2005-2370).
    
    These problems have been corrected in gaim 1.5.0 which is provided
    with this update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gaim");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gaim-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gaim-gevolution");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gaim-perl");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gaim-silc");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gaim-tcl");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gaim-remote0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gaim-remote0-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgaim-remote0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgaim-remote0-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/08/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/10/05");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"gaim-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"gaim-devel-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"gaim-gevolution-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"gaim-perl-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"gaim-tcl-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64gaim-remote0-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64gaim-remote0-devel-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libgaim-remote0-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libgaim-remote0-devel-1.5.0-0.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"gaim-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"gaim-devel-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"gaim-gevolution-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"gaim-perl-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"gaim-silc-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"gaim-tcl-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64gaim-remote0-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64gaim-remote0-devel-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libgaim-remote0-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libgaim-remote0-devel-1.5.0-0.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_09DB28440B2111DABC080001020EED82.NASL
    descriptionThe GAIM team reports : A remote user could cause Gaim to crash on some systems by sending the Gaim user a file whose filename contains certain invalid characters. It is unknown what combination of systems are affected, but it is suspected that Windows users and systems with older versions of GTK+ are especially susceptible.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id21383
    published2006-05-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/21383
    titleFreeBSD : gaim -- AIM/ICQ non-UTF-8 filename crash (09db2844-0b21-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(21383);
      script_version("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2102");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : gaim -- AIM/ICQ non-UTF-8 filename crash (09db2844-0b21-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The GAIM team reports :
    
    A remote user could cause Gaim to crash on some systems by sending the
    Gaim user a file whose filename contains certain invalid characters.
    It is unknown what combination of systems are affected, but it is
    suspected that Windows users and systems with older versions of GTK+
    are especially susceptible."
      );
      # http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/?id=21
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=21"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/09db2844-0b21-11da-bc08-0001020eed82.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f5eb402f"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gaim");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-gaim");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ko-gaim");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ru-gaim");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/08/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/08/12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/05/13");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"gaim<1.4.0_1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ja-gaim<1.4.0_1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ko-gaim<1.4.0_1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ru-gaim<1.4.0_1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200508-06.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200508-06 (Gaim: Remote execution of arbitrary code) Brandon Perry discovered that Gaim is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow when handling away messages (CAN-2005-2103). Furthermore, Daniel Atallah discovered a vulnerability in the handling of file transfers (CAN-2005-2102). Impact : A remote attacker could create a specially crafted away message which, when viewed by the target user, could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Also, an attacker could send a file with a non-UTF8 filename to a user, which would result in a Denial of Service. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19439
    published2005-08-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19439
    titleGLSA-200508-06 : Gaim: Remote execution of arbitrary code
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-168-1.NASL
    descriptionDaniel Atallah discovered a Denial of Service vulnerability in the file transfer handler of OSCAR (the module that handles various instant messaging protocols like ICQ). A remote attacker could crash the Gaim client of an user by attempting to send him a file with a name that contains invalid UTF-8 characters. (CAN-2005-2102) It was found that specially crafted
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id20574
    published2006-01-15
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2005-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2006-2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20574
    titleUbuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : gaim vulnerabilities (USN-168-1)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2005-627.NASL
    descriptionAn updated gaim package that fixes multiple security issues is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Gaim is an Internet Messaging client. A heap based buffer overflow issue was discovered in the way Gaim processes away messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted away message to a Gaim user logged into AIM or ICQ that could result in arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2103 to this issue. Daniel Atallah discovered a denial of service issue in Gaim. A remote attacker could attempt to upload a file with a specially crafted name to a user logged into AIM or ICQ, causing Gaim to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2102 to this issue. A denial of service bug was found in Gaim
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id21846
    published2006-07-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/21846
    titleCentOS 3 / 4 : gaim (CESA-2005:627)
  • NASL familySlackware Local Security Checks
    NASL idSLACKWARE_SSA_2005-242-03.NASL
    descriptionNew gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix some security issues. including: AIM/ICQ away message buffer overflow AIM/ICQ non-UTF-8 filename crash Gadu-Gadu memory alignment bug Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the new version.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19860
    published2005-10-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19860
    titleSlackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : gaim (SSA:2005-242-03)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2005-627.NASL
    descriptionAn updated gaim package that fixes multiple security issues is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Gaim is an Internet Messaging client. A heap based buffer overflow issue was discovered in the way Gaim processes away messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted away message to a Gaim user logged into AIM or ICQ that could result in arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2103 to this issue. Daniel Atallah discovered a denial of service issue in Gaim. A remote attacker could attempt to upload a file with a specially crafted name to a user logged into AIM or ICQ, causing Gaim to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2102 to this issue. A denial of service bug was found in Gaim
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19423
    published2005-08-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19423
    titleRHEL 3 / 4 : gaim (RHSA-2005:627)

Oval

accepted2013-04-29T04:18:40.255-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameAharon Chernin
    organizationSCAP.com, LLC
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationG2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • commentCentOS Linux 3.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • commentCentOS Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • commentOracle Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
descriptionThe AIM/ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a filename that contains invalid UTF-8 characters.
familyunix
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9283
statusaccepted
submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
titleThe AIM/ICQ module in Gaim before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a filename that contains invalid UTF-8 characters.
version26

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2005:627