[secure-testing-announce] [DTSA-2-1] New centericq packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
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Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-2-1 http://secure-testing.debian.net
secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org Joey Hess
August 28th, 2005
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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
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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/
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