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[ GLSA 200809-14 ] BitlBee: Security bypass

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-14


                                          http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity: Normal
   Title: BitlBee: Security bypass
    Date: September 23, 2008
    Bugs: #236160
      ID: 200809-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Bitlbee may allow to bypass security
restrictions and hijack accounts.

Background

BitlBee is an IRC to IM gateway that support multiple IM protocols.

Affected packages

  -------------------------------------------------------------------
   Package         /  Vulnerable  /                       Unaffected
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
1  net-im/bitlbee       < 1.2.3                             >= 1.2.3

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities were reported, including a NULL
pointer dereference.

Impact

A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to overwrite
existing IM accounts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BitlBee users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/bitlbee-1.2.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2008-3920
      http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3920
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-3969
      http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3969

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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