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CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2008:0584 centos4 i386
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Check for the Version of pidgin
Insight
Insight
Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client. An integer overflow flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2008-2927) Note: the default Pidgin privacy setting only allows messages from users in the buddy list. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this flaw. This update also addresses the following bug: * when attempting to connect to the ICQ network, Pidgin would fail to connect, present an alert saying the " The client version you are using is too old" , and de-activate the ICQ account. This update restores Pidgin's ability to connect to the ICQ network. All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
Affected Software
Affected Software
pidgin on CentOS 4
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.