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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201209-17 ] Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:20:26
Message-Id: 506442C8.1020708@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-17
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: September 27, 2012
10 Bugs: #425076
11 ID: 201209-17
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15 Synopsis
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18 A buffer overflow in Pidgin might allow remote attackers to execute
19 arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
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21 Background
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24 Pidgin is a GTK Instant Messenger client for a variety of instant
25 messaging protocols. libpurple is the core library for Pidgin.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-im/pidgin < 2.10.6 >= 2.10.6
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35 Description
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38 A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in the MXit
39 protocol plug-in for libpurple.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
45 privileges of the Pidgin process, or cause a Denial of Service
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/pidgin-2.10.6"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2012-3374
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3374
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67 Availability
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70 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
71 the Gentoo Security Website:
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73 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-17.xml
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75 Concerns?
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78 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
79 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
80 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
81 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
82 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
88 belongs to its owner(s).
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90 The contents of this document are licensed under the
91 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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93 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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