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Debian Pidgin-OTR Moderate Format String Threat DSA-2476-1 CVE-2012-2369

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Calendar Grey May 19, 2012
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A buffer overflow vulnerability in pidgin-otr might permit remote adversaries to run unforeseen commands. Upgrade suggested.
intrigeri discovered a format string error in pidgin-otr, an off-the-record messaging plugin for Pidgin
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Summary

intrigeri discovered a format string error in pidgin-otr, an off-the-record
messaging plugin for Pidgin.

This could be exploited by a remote attacker to cause arbitrary code to
be executed on the user's machine.

The problem is only in pidgin-otr. Other applications which use libotr are
not affected.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.0-5+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin-otr packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: pidgin-otr
CVE ID: CVE-2012-2369

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