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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1932-1 (pidgin)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update to pidgin announced via advisory DSA 1932-1.

Insight

Insight

It was discovered that incorrect pointer handling in the purple library, an internal component of the multi-protocol instant messaging client Pidgin, could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code through malformed contact requests. For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny5. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin package.

Solution

Solution

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201932-1

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