Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : ekg, libgadu vulnerability (USN-692-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36984

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the Gadu library, used by some Instant Messaging clients, did not correctly verify certain packet sizes from the server. If a user connected to a malicious server, clients using Gadu could be made to crash, leading to a denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/692-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36984

File Name: ubuntu_USN-692-1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ekg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgadu-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgadu3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgadu3-dbg, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4776

CWE: 119

USN: 692-1