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CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2009:1218 centos3 i386

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

CentOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

12 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Insight

Insight

Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously. Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies discovered a flaw 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-2009-2694) Note: Users can change their privacy settings to only allow messages from users on their buddy list to limit the impact of this flaw. These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.5.9. Refer to the linked Pidgin release notes for a full list of changes. All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Affected Software

Affected Software

pidgin on CentOS 3

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)