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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-10 ] Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:41:43
Message-Id: 2f05d444-d5bc-f452-f0e8-8ab3b20df66c@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-10
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: June 06, 2017
10 Bugs: #612188
11 ID: 201706-10
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in Pidgin might allow remote attackers to execute
19 arbitrary code.
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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.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-im/pidgin < 2.12.0 >= 2.12.0
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35 Description
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38 Joseph Bisch discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain xml
39 messages.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted instant message,
45 possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges
46 of the Pidgin process.
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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-2.12.0"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-2640
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2640
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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 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10
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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 2017 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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