| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to pidgin
announced via advisory USN-902-1.
Details follow:
Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that Pidgin incorrectly validated all fields of
an incoming message in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could
send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2010-0277)
Sadrul Habib Chowdhury discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain
nicknames in Finch group chat rooms. A remote attacker could use a
specially crafted nickname and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2010-0420)
Antti Hayrynen discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled large numbers of
smileys. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause
Pidgin to become unresponsive, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2010-0423)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
Ubuntu 8.10:
pidgin 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
Ubuntu 9.04:
pidgin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
Ubuntu 9.10:
pidgin 1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Pidgin to effect
the necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-902-1
Risk factor : Medium
CVSS Score:
5.0
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