GLSA 201706-10: Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	06/06/2017
Bugs:	#612188
ID:	201706-10

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Pidgin might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Pidgin is a GTK Instant Messenger client for a variety of instant messaging protocols.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-im/pidgin	< 2.12.0	>= 2.12.0	All supported architectures

Description

Joseph Bisch discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain xml messages.

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted instant message, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the Pidgin process.

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-2.12.0"

References

CVE-2017-2640

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201706-10.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.