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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201701-38
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 17, 2017
     Bugs: #586698
       ID: 201701-38

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Pidgin, the worst of which
could lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Pidgin is a client for a variety of instant messaging protocols.

Affected packages
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  1  net-im/pidgin                < 2.11.0                  >= 2.11.0

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker might send specially crafted data using the MXit
protocol, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process, a Denial of Service condition, or
in leaking confidential information.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/pidgin-2.11.0"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2016-1000030
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1000030
[  2 ] CVE-2016-2365
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2365
[  3 ] CVE-2016-2366
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2366
[  4 ] CVE-2016-2367
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2367
[  5 ] CVE-2016-2368
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2368
[  6 ] CVE-2016-2369
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2369
[  7 ] CVE-2016-2370
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2370
[  8 ] CVE-2016-2371
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2371
[  9 ] CVE-2016-2372
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2372
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-2373
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2373
[ 11 ] CVE-2016-2374
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2374
[ 12 ] CVE-2016-2375
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2375
[ 13 ] CVE-2016-2376
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2376
[ 14 ] CVE-2016-2377
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2377
[ 15 ] CVE-2016-2378
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2378
[ 16 ] CVE-2016-2379
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2379
[ 17 ] CVE-2016-2380
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2380
[ 18 ] CVE-2016-4323
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4323

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5