Packages
- pidgin - graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
Details
Marius Wachtler discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled malformed YMSG
messages in the Yahoo! protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a
specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 10.10.
(CVE-2011-1091)
Marius Wachtler discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled HTTP 100
responses 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-2011-3184)
Diego Bauche Madero discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled UTF-8
sequences in the SILC protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a
specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2011-3594)
Marius Wachtler discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled malformed YMSG
messages in the Yahoo! protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a
specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 10.10.
(CVE-2011-1091)
Marius Wachtler discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled HTTP 100
responses 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-2011-3184)
Diego Bauche Madero discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled UTF-8
sequences in the SILC protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a
specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2011-3594)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart Pidgin to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.04 natty | pidgin – 1:2.7.11-1ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 10.10 maverick | pidgin – 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.3 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | pidgin – 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4.4 | ||
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