First published: Wed May 21 2014(Updated: )
It was reported that the libgadu 1.12.0-rc3 release fixes a memory corruption issue, triggered by a crafted response from a file relay server: <a href="http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/8">http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/8</a> A malicious file relay server could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code in an application that uses libgadu.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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CentOS Libgcc | <1.12.0-rc3 |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1099776 is classified as high due to the memory corruption vulnerability that can be exploited by a crafted response from a malicious file relay server.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-1099776, update libgadu to at least version 1.12.0-rc3 or a later stable release that addresses the vulnerability.
The systems affected by REDHAT-BUG-1099776 include those running libgadu versions prior to 1.12.0-rc3.
REDHAT-BUG-1099776 facilitates a potential attack where a crafted response from a malicious file relay server can lead to memory corruption.
There is currently no CVE listed for REDHAT-BUG-1099776, but the issue is significant in terms of security impact.