[RHSA-2008:0584-01] Important: pidgin security and bug fix update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Important: pidgin security and bug fix update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0584-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0584.html

Issue date: 2008-07-09

CVE Names: CVE-2008-2927

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1. Summary:

 

Updated Pidgin packages that fix a security issue and address a bug are now

available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

 

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client.

 

An integer overflow flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a

user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary

code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2008-2927)

 

Note: the default Pidgin privacy setting only allows messages from users in

the buddy list. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this

flaw.

 

This update also addresses the following bug:

 

* when attempting to connect to the ICQ network, Pidgin would fail to

connect, present an alert saying the "The client version you are using is

too old", and de-activate the ICQ account. This update restores Pidgin's

ability to connect to the ICQ network.

 

All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain

backported patches to resolve these issues.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

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/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

453634 - RHEL5 - Fix ICQ login

453764 - CVE-2008-2927 pidgin MSN integer overflow

453773 - RHEL4 - Fix ICQ login

453774 - RHEL3 - Fix ICQ login

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.ppc.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.s390.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.s390x.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.ppc.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.s390.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.s390x.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

pidgin-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

finch-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

finch-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

finch-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.3.1-2.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2927

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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