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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2337
Security update for pidgin
14 August 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: pidgin
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-2640
Reference: ESB-2017.1874
ESB-2017.0626
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182235-1.html
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for pidgin
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2235-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1028835
Cross-References: CVE-2017-2640
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for pidgin fixes the following issues:
The following security vulnerability was fixed:
- CVE-2017-2640: Fixed an out of bound write in
purple_markup_unescape_entity, which could be triggered by a server
controlled by an attacker and could lead to crashes or, in some extreme
cases, to remote code execution on the client side (bsc#1028835).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
zypper in -t patch sdksp4-pidgin-13717=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-pidgin-13717=1
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
finch-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
finch-devel-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
libpurple-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
libpurple-devel-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
libpurple-lang-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
pidgin-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
pidgin-devel-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
pidgin-debugsource-2.6.6-0.30.3.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2640.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1028835
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