Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13590
Revision Date:2014-06-23Version:21
Title:DSA-2038-3 pidgin -- several
Description:The packages for Pidgin released as DSA 2038-2 had a regression, as they unintentionally disabled the Silc, Simple, and Yahoo instant messaging protocols. This update restores that functionality. For reference the original advisory text below. Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a multi-protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2010-0420 Crafted nicknames in the XMPP protocol can crash Pidgin remotely. CVE-2010-0423 Remote contacts may send too many custom smilies, crashing Pidgin. Since a few months, Microsoft’s servers for MSN have changed the protocol, making Pidgin non-functional for use with MSN. It is not feasible to port these changes to the version of Pidgin in Debian Lenny. This update formalises that situation by disabling the protocol in the client. Users of the MSN protocol are advised to use the version of Pidgin in the repositories of www.backports.org. For the stable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny8. For the unstable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin package.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2010-0420
CVE-2010-0423
DSA-2038-3
Platform(s):Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Product(s):pidgin
Definition Synopsis
  • Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independet section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is s390
  • OR Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is arm
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is armel
  • OR Installed architecture is mips
  • OR Installed architecture is ia64
  • OR Installed architecture is alpha
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is mipsel
  • OR Installed architecture is hppa
  • AND Packages section
  • finch DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR pidgin DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
  • OR libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 2.4.3-4lenny8
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