MGASA-2017-0102

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    MGASA-2017-0102

    Published: 4 Apr 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2640

    Summary: Updated pidgin packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A server controlled by an attacker can send an invalid XML that can trigger an out-of-bound memory access. This might lead to a crash or, in some extreme cases, to remote code execution in the client-side (CVE-2017-2640). The pidgin package has been updated to version 2.12.0, which fixes this issue and other bugs, including certificate validation for the Google Talk protocol. It also removes protocol plugins for services that are no longer available or supported. See the upstream ChangeLog for details.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0102.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20442, http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=109, https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/www/src/tip/htdocs/ChangeLog?fileviewer=file-view-default, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pidgin

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/pidgin?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.12.0-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High