USN-8-1: gaim vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 4.10

Details

A buffer overflow and two remote crashes were recently discovered in
gaim's MSN protocol handler. An attacker could potentially execute
arbitrary code with the user's privileges by crafting and sending a
particular MSN message.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 4.10

• gaim -

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2004-0891