[RHSA-2008:1023-01] Moderate: pidgin security and bug fix update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: pidgin security and bug fix update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:1023-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html

Issue date: 2008-12-15

CVE Names: CVE-2008-2955 CVE-2008-2957 CVE-2008-3532

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1. Summary:

 

Updated Pidgin packages that fix several security issues and bugs are now

available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

 

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

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, 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.

 

A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a

remote user was able to send, and the Pidgin user accepted, a

carefully-crafted file request, it could result in Pidgin crashing.

(CVE-2008-2955)

 

A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin's Universal Plug and Play

(UPnP) request handling. A malicious UPnP server could send a request to

Pidgin, causing it to download an excessive amount of data, consuming all

available memory or disk space. (CVE-2008-2957)

 

A flaw was found in the way Pidgin handled SSL certificates. The NSS SSL

implementation in Pidgin did not properly verify the authenticity of SSL

certificates. This could have resulted in users unknowingly connecting to a

malicious SSL service. (CVE-2008-3532)

 

In addition, this update upgrades pidgin from version 2.3.1 to version

2.5.2, with many additional stability and functionality fixes from the

Pidgin Project.

 

Note: the Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) chat network protocol

has recently changed, affecting all versions of pidgin shipped with Red Hat

Enterprise Linux.

 

Pidgin cannot currently connect to the latest version of the SILC server

(1.1.14): it fails to properly exchange keys during initial login. This

update does not correct this. Red Hat Bugzilla #474212 (linked to in the

References section) has more information.

 

Note: after the errata packages are installed, Pidgin must be restarted for

the update to take effect.

 

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

Pidgin version 2.5.2 and resolves 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. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ppc.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.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-2.5.2-6.el5.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

finch-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.src.rpm

 

i386:

finch-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

finch-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

finch-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-debuginfo-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.i386.rpm

pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5.x86_64.rpm

pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el5.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

 

6. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2955

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2957

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3532

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

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474212

 

 

7. 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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