Moderate: pidgin security update
| Advisory: | RHSA-2009:1535-1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Security Advisory |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Issued on: | 2009-10-29 |
| Last updated on: | 2009-10-29 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) |
| CVEs (cve.mitre.org): |
CVE-2009-2703 CVE-2009-3083 CVE-2009-3615 |
Details
An updated pidgin package that fixes several security issues is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple
accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.
An invalid pointer dereference bug was found in the way the Pidgin OSCAR
protocol implementation processed lists of contacts. A remote attacker
could send a specially-crafted contact list to a user running Pidgin,
causing Pidgin to crash. (CVE-2009-3615)
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Pidgin IRC
protocol plug-in handles IRC topics. A malicious IRC server could send a
specially-crafted IRC TOPIC message, which once received by Pidgin, would
lead to a denial of service (Pidgin crash). (CVE-2009-2703)
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Pidgin MSN
protocol plug-in handles improper MSNSLP invitations. A remote attacker
could send a specially-crafted MSNSLP invitation request, which once
accepted by a valid Pidgin user, would lead to a denial of service (Pidgin
crash). (CVE-2009-3083)
All Pidgin users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains
backported patches to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for
this update to take effect.
Solution
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Updated packages
| Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: e10c1d2cff2ad88ca1da5c9a9a720c26 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/i386/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 0e0b30853320c5e1cd1ab003be4b3663 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/x86_64/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 4b0a91f314aeba0a360c78488f258259 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: e10c1d2cff2ad88ca1da5c9a9a720c26 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/i386/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 0e0b30853320c5e1cd1ab003be4b3663 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/ia64/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 01ceebdfb0b705b1f829835acd27fb7e |
| PPC: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/ppc/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.ppc.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c0a03b5d858cb6de176c81dc263ff9b5 |
| s390: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/s390/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: ffb7ee9eb682231015e2099d00513d8f |
| s390x: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/s390x/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.s390x.rpm Missing file |
MD5: b5abf2eff85fb8225e9cbb2146b58065 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/x86_64/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 4b0a91f314aeba0a360c78488f258259 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: e10c1d2cff2ad88ca1da5c9a9a720c26 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/i386/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 0e0b30853320c5e1cd1ab003be4b3663 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/ia64/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 01ceebdfb0b705b1f829835acd27fb7e |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/x86_64/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 4b0a91f314aeba0a360c78488f258259 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: e10c1d2cff2ad88ca1da5c9a9a720c26 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/i386/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 0e0b30853320c5e1cd1ab003be4b3663 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/ia64/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 01ceebdfb0b705b1f829835acd27fb7e |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/pidgin/1.5.1-6.el3/x86_64/pidgin-1.5.1-6.el3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 4b0a91f314aeba0a360c78488f258259 |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
521823 - CVE-2009-2703 Pidgin: NULL pointer dereference by handling IRC topic(s) (DoS)
521832 - CVE-2009-3083 Pidgin: NULL pointer dereference by processing incomplete MSN SLP invite (DoS)
529357 - CVE-2009-3615 Pidgin: Invalid pointer dereference (crash) after receiving contacts from SIM IM client
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3083.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3615.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
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