52 lines
1.7 KiB
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52 lines
1.7 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201706-10">
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<title>Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution</title>
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<synopsis>A vulnerability in Pidgin might allow remote attackers to execute
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arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">pidgin</product>
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<announced>2017-06-06</announced>
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<revised>2017-06-06: 1</revised>
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<bug>612188</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-im/pidgin" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">2.12.0</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">2.12.0</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>Pidgin is a GTK Instant Messenger client for a variety of instant
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messaging protocols.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>Joseph Bisch discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain xml
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messages.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted instant message,
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possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of
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the Pidgin process.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/pidgin-2.12.0"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2640">CVE-2017-2640</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-04-19T06:30:00Z">BlueKnight</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-06-06T19:36:09Z">whissi</metadata>
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</glsa>
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