USN-2216-1: Pidgin vulnerability
21 May 2014
pidgin vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Pidgin could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
- pidgin - graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
Details
It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain messages from Gadu-Gadu file relay servers. A malicious remote server or a man in the middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libpurple0 - 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1
- pidgin - 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 13.10
- libpurple0 - 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1.13.10.2
- pidgin - 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1.13.10.2
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- libpurple0 - 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.5
- pidgin - 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Pidgin to make all the necessary changes.