Joey Hess
2005-Aug-28 17:38 UTC
[secure-testing-announce] [DTSA-2-1] New centericq packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-2-1 http://secure-testing.debian.net secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org Joey Hess August 28th, 2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : centericq Vulnerability : multiple vulnerabilities Problem-Type : local and remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-2448 CAN-2005-2370 CAN-2005-2369 CAN-2005-1914 centericq in testing is vulnerable to multiple security holes: CAN-2005-2448 Multiple endianness errors in libgadu, which is embedded in centericq, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid behaviour in applications) on big-endian systems. CAN-2005-2370 Multiple memory alignment errors in libgadu, which is embedded in centericq, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bus error) on certain architectures such as SPARC via an incoming message. CAN-2005-2369 Multiple integer signedness errors in libgadu, which is embedded in centericq, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CAN-2005-1914 centericq creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version 4.20.0-8etch1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version 4.20.0-9. This upgrade is recommended if you use centericq. The Debian testing security team does not track security issues for the stable distribution (woody). If stable is vulnerable, the Debian security team will make an announcement once a fix is ready. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-security-updates etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-security-updates etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free The archive signing key can be downloaded from http://secure-testing.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc To install the update, run this command as root: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer to http://secure-testing.debian.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDEe/P2tp5zXiKP0wRAu4+AJwORiDN9NrYMV/UL1ZYFkjtOE0JUQCeLWXw fNHKT09glZ9wZ2zcJZ1cuCw=xgKs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----