Summary
The remote host is missing an update to gaim
announced via advisory USN-781-2.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
gaim 1:1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10.2
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Gaim to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-781-2
Insight
It was discovered that Gaim did not properly handle certain malformed messages when sending a file using the XMPP protocol handler. If a user were tricked into sending a file, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted response and cause Gaim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-1373)
It was discovered that Gaim did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-1376)
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1373, CVE-2009-1376 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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