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FreeBSD Ports: pidgin
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following packages are affected: pidgin libpurple CVE-2010-0277 slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.6, including 2.6.4, and Adium 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed MSNSLP INVITE request in an SLP message, a different issue than CVE-2010-0013. CVE-2010-0420 libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname. CVE-2010-0423 gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=43 http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44 http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/a2c4d3d5-4c7b-11df-83fb-0015587e2cc1.html