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Added: glsa-201207-05.xml |
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GLSA 201207-05 |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.1 xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-201207-05.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-201207-05.xml?rev=1.1&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-201207-05.xml?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain |
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Index: glsa-201207-05.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/xsl/glsa.xsl"?> |
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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/xsl/guide.xsl"?> |
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> |
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<glsa id="201207-05"> |
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<title>pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution</title> |
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<synopsis>A format string vulnerability in pidgin-otr may allow execution of |
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arbitrary code. |
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</synopsis> |
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<product type="ebuild">pidgin-otr</product> |
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<announced>July 09, 2012</announced> |
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<revised>July 09, 2012: 1</revised> |
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<bug>416263</bug> |
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<access>remote</access> |
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<affected> |
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<package name="x11-plugins/pidgin-otr" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
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<unaffected range="ge">3.2.1</unaffected> |
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<vulnerable range="lt">3.2.1</vulnerable> |
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</package> |
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</affected> |
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<background> |
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<p>pidgin-otr messaging allows you to have private conversations over |
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instant messaging. |
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</p> |
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</background> |
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<description> |
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<p>A format string vulnerability has been found in the "log_message_cb()" |
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function in otr-plugin.c. |
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</p> |
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</description> |
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<impact type="high"> |
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<p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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</p> |
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</impact> |
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<workaround> |
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> |
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</workaround> |
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<resolution> |
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<p>All pidgin-otr users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> |
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<code> |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-plugins/pidgin-otr-3.2.1" |
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</code> |
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</resolution> |
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<references> |
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<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2369">CVE-2012-2369</uri> |
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</references> |
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<metadata timestamp="Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:39:18 +0000" tag="requester"> |
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underling |
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</metadata> |
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<metadata timestamp="Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:35:33 +0000" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> |
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</glsa> |