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Pidgin Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host has installed pidgin and is prone to Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Insight
Insight
The multiple flaws are due to, - a boundary error in the XMPP SOCKS5 'bytestream' server when initiating an outbound XMPP file transfer. - a boundary error in the 'decrypt_out()' function while processing malicious QQ packet. - a boundary error exists in the implementation of the 'PurpleCircBuffer' structure and can be exploited via vectors involving XMPP or Sametime protocol. - a truncation error in function 'libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c' and 'libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c' when processing MSN SLP messages with a crafted offset value.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Pidgin version prior to 2.5.6 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.6 or later.