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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.1494 New pidgin packages fix arbitrary code execution 9 November 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: pidgin Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 5 Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2009-3615 Reference: ASB-2009.1113 Original Bulletin: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1932 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1932-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff November 08, 2009 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : pidgin Vulnerability : programming error Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2009-3615 It was discovered that incorrect pointer handling in the purple library, an internal component of the multi-protocol instant messaging client Pidgin, could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code through malformed contact requests. For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny5. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin package. Upgrade instructions - - -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny - - -------------------------------- Stable updates are available for alpha, amd64, arm, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390 and sparc. Source archives: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3.orig.tar.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 13123610 d0e0bd218fbc67df8b2eca2f21fcd427 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5.diff.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 69490 bdf5958352a704f7585d3028cd5e1fec http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5.dsc Size/MD5 checksum: 1779 43de978c046520a4919f0d5a12a20726 Architecture independent packages: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch-dev_2.4.3-4lenny5_all.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 158216 5ed3ffcd4e334fc0a111b4009ab833de http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-data_2.4.3-4lenny5_all.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 7009600 17672a402481c235f6a2b783b791e746 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dev_2.4.3-4lenny5_all.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 193484 3d39086701ad91a11702a2a7c152c6cf http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple-dev_2.4.3-4lenny5_all.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 275870 2f98b47825be3bdd427c0431c62b39be http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple-bin_2.4.3-4lenny5_all.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 133752 0902b80babf5cc2ece1b7768c219535e alpha architecture (DEC Alpha) http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple0_2.4.3-4lenny5_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1803418 9ca1dbc9edbc3593f73e24f6585ae6c6 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 369764 86fba3374b45f8c47f9a1dbd043858b6 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 5546018 6b07e1aec08681d8d215fb1058380079 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 779324 98b7af086407f89594598b0862b68129 amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64)) http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_amd64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 5678040 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http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_arm.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 315340 934e28a580a3f9596f04cb3a90a8013c hppa architecture (HP PA RISC) http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 361310 7918ac74caafb3dda22a4266020e86c5 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 5490030 a27a1c817f2895b036fb717f613d6f34 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 753982 efda55e1cdadee65f026d96ab4503171 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple0_2.4.3-4lenny5_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1827992 64bb7e52aaf538c954039c2456f36d8f i386 architecture (Intel ia32) http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 5374580 2961a636b7706cacd45fb36f3dea6bd4 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 326802 9025d6ea09b7f9a02c83749473aa229c http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 681090 79a25b879aae2ac07db502e42618c88f http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple0_2.4.3-4lenny5_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1584434 d29f583b78f101d87ed2066385c40599 ia64 architecture (Intel ia64) http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple0_2.4.3-4lenny5_ia64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 2194762 4f259a76294be6db4e2bed1a9273766e http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5_ia64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 948280 ab48fbb1d647eec48267a69c143a44f3 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_ia64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 434844 c6d12bbb68ff7e09e344407d54ce948f http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_ia64.deb Size/MD5 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58e263173578cb1f3a9875191e202e52 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_mipsel.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 318378 9fbc28d9902e6a51f0f6b2d2de7e0395 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_mipsel.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 5546160 a99d654f53d20fa2fab9066c8fa5a8f7 s390 architecture (IBM S/390) http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 717584 6badbed0aba6b9d0fbfa039bacd1af79 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple0_2.4.3-4lenny5_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1646224 7df3d4471515c43083309ab7e1d3547d http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 358972 29aca9346b345fe3a87f8b952668a7fc http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 5568182 1e7762fc7d93585ba0e4cfd1c12ae4ff sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC) http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.4.3-4lenny5_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 683166 da381d9384ba652955ac8029edeec6bb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-dbg_2.4.3-4lenny5_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 5140422 0eaada1c6c85b8287ce2df775b154ac1 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/finch_2.4.3-4lenny5_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 327798 87a0de96929927f64a66582f8eacd5e0 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pidgin/libpurple0_2.4.3-4lenny5_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1588172 647ca5e52e7bcb927430b7cceb798b1f These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and 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