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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3231-1
March 14, 2017
pidgin vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Pidgin could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
– pidgin: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
Details:
Joseph Bisch discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain xml
messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libpurple0 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libpurple0 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.8
After a standard system update you need to restart Pidgin to make all the
necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3231-1
CVE-2017-2640
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.8
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