Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100788
Revision Date:2010-10-21Version:644
Title:RHSA-2010:0788: pidgin security update (Moderate)
Description:Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.

  • Multiple NULL pointer dereference flaws were found in the way Pidgin handled Base64 decoding. A remote attacker could use these flaws to crash Pidgin if the target Pidgin user was using the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol, MSN, MySpace, or Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) protocol plug-ins, or using the Microsoft NT LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol for authentication. (CVE-2010-3711)

  • A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Pidgin MSN protocol plug-in processed custom emoticon messages. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Pidgin by sending specially-crafted emoticon messages during mutual communication. (CVE-2010-1624)

    Red Hat would like to thank the Pidgin project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Daniel Atallah as the original reporter of CVE-2010-3711, and Pierre Noguès of Meta Security as the original reporter of CVE-2010-1624.

    All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2010-1624
    CVE-2010-3711
    RHSA-2010:0788
    RHSA-2010:0788-01
    RHSA-2010:0788-01
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed
  • AND
  • finch is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND finch is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND finch-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND libpurple is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND libpurple-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND libpurple-perl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND libpurple-tcl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • pidgin is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND pidgin is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND pidgin-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • AND pidgin-perl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND
  • finch is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND finch is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND finch-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND libpurple is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND libpurple-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND libpurple-perl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND libpurple-tcl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • pidgin is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND pidgin is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND pidgin-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • AND pidgin-perl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK