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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-11 (Pidgin)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201206-11.
Insight
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Pidgin, the worst of which allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r1'