Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8-1
27th October, 2004
gaim vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- 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 version:
- Ubuntu 4.10:
- gaim
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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