-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2509-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello July 08, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : pidgin Vulnerability : remote code execution Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-3374 Debian Bug : #680661 Ulf Härnhammar found a buffer overflow in Pidgin, a multi protocol instant messaging client. The vulnerability can be exploited by an incoming message in the MXit protocol plugin. A remote attacker may cause a crash, and in some circumstances can lead to remote code execution. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.3-1+squeeze3. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.4-1.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk/54JYACgkQQWTRs4lLtHlQAQCfWhUXLPaZ1uY3L6jdPBfv0P0t 3H0An12zClezErF+lBkWnogUDTydVkz5 =U5CS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----