Debian alert DSA-2476-1 (pidgin-otr) [LWN.net]


From:
    	       Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org> 
To:
    	       debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org 
Subject:
    	       [SECURITY] [DSA 2476-1] pidgin-otr security update 
Date:
    	       Sat, 19 May 2012 21:30:04 +0200
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    	       <87txzcezpf.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de>
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2476-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Jonathan Wiltshire
May 19, 2012                           http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : pidgin-otr
Vulnerability  : format string vulnerability
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-2369
Debian Bug     : 673154

intrigeri discovered a format string error in pidgin-otr, an off-the-record
messaging plugin for Pidgin.

This could be exploited by a remote attacker to cause arbitrary code to
be executed on the user's machine.

The problem is only in pidgin-otr. Other applications which use libotr are
not affected.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.0-5+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin-otr packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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