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Pardus alert 2011-111 (pidgin)
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pardus Linux Security Advisory 2011-111 security@pardus.org.tr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: 2011-09-05 Type: Remote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in pidgin. Description =========== CVE-2011-3184: The msn_httpconn_parse_data function in httpconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly handle HTTP 100 responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect memory access and application crash) via vectors involving a crafted server message. CVE-2011-2943: The irc_msg_who function in msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple 2.8.0 through 2.9.0 in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly validate characters in nicknames, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted nickname that is not properly handled in a WHO response. Affected packages: Pardus 2009: pidgin, all before 2.10.0-48-22 Pardus 2011: pidgin, all before 2.7.10-48-p11 Resolution ========== There are update(s) for pidgin. You can update them via Package Manager or with a single command from console: Pardus 2009: pisi up pidgin Pardus 2011: pisi up pidgin References ========== * http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=19000 * http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=19007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Pardus-Security mailing list Pardus-Security@pardus.org.tr http://liste.pardus.org.tr/mailman/listinfo/pardus-security (Log in to post comments)
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