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Mandriva Update for pidgin MDVSA-2012:105 (pidgin)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Mandrake Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 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
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in pidgin: Incorrect handing of inline images in incoming instant messages can cause a buffer overflow and in some cases can be exploited to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-3374). This update provides pidgin 2.10.6, which is not vulnerable to this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
pidgin on Mandriva Linux 2011.0, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.