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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-27 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: pidgin-knotify: Arbitrary code execution |
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Date: February 26, 2014 |
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Bugs: #336916 |
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ID: 201402-27 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in pidgin-knotify might allow remote attackers to |
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execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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pidgin-knotify is a Pidgin plug-in to display message notifications in |
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KDE. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 x11-plugins/pidgin-knotify |
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<= 0.2.1 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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pidgin-knotify does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters from |
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received messages. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted instant message, |
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possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges |
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of the Pidgin process. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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Gentoo has discontinued support for pidgin-knotify. We recommend that |
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users unmerge pidgin-knotify: |
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# emerge --unmerge "x11-plugins/pidgin-knotify" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-3088 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3088 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-27.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |