USN-548-1: Pidgin vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 7.10

Packages

• pidgin -

Details

It was discovered that Pidgin did not correctly handle certain logging
events. A remote attacker could send specially crafted messages and cause
the application to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 7.10

• libpurple0 - 1:2.2.1-1ubuntu4.1

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Pidgin to effect
the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2007-4999