GLSA 201701-38: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/17/2017
Bugs:	#586698
ID:	201701-38

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Pidgin, the worst of which could lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Pidgin is a client for a variety of instant messaging protocols.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-im/pidgin	< 2.11.0	>= 2.11.0	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker might send specially crafted data using the MXit protocol, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, a Denial of Service condition, or in leaking confidential information.

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-2.11.0"
    

References

• CVE-2016-1000030
• CVE-2016-2365
• CVE-2016-2366
• CVE-2016-2367
• CVE-2016-2368
• CVE-2016-2369
• CVE-2016-2370
• CVE-2016-2371
• CVE-2016-2372
• CVE-2016-2373
• CVE-2016-2374
• CVE-2016-2375
• CVE-2016-2376
• CVE-2016-2377
• CVE-2016-2378
• CVE-2016-2379
• CVE-2016-2380
• CVE-2016-4323

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-38.xml

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

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