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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201206-11 ] Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201206-11)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: June 21, 2012
Bug(s): #299751, #372785, #385073
ID: 201206-11
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Pidgin, the worst of which
allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
Pidgin is an GTK Instant Messenger client.
Affected Packages
Package: net-im/pidgin
Vulnerable: < 2.10.0-r1
Unaffected: >= 2.10.0-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
These vulnerabilities allow for arbitrary file retrieval, Denial of
Service and arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user
running Pidgin.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r1"
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References
CVE-2010-0013
CVE-2011-2485
CVE-2011-3594 |
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