GLSA 201206-11: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 06/21/2012 |
| Bugs: | , , |
| ID: | 201206-11 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Pidgin, the worst of which allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.Background
Pidgin is an GTK Instant Messenger client.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-im/pidgin | < 2.10.0-r1 | >= 2.10.0-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
These vulnerabilities allow for arbitrary file retrieval, Denial of Service and arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Pidgin.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.