Updated pidgin packages that fix three security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate [More...]

====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: pidgin security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2013:0646-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0646.html
Issue date:        2013-03-14
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-0272 CVE-2013-0273 CVE-2013-0274 
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1. Summary:

Updated pidgin packages that fix three security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)	 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple
accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Pidgin MXit protocol
plug-in. A malicious server or a remote attacker could use this flaw to
crash Pidgin by sending a specially-crafted HTTP request. (CVE-2013-0272)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Pidgin Sametime protocol plug-in.
A malicious server or a remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Pidgin
by sending a specially-crafted username. (CVE-2013-0273)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin processed certain UPnP
responses. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted UPnP response
that, when processed, would crash Pidgin. (CVE-2013-0274)

Red Hat would like to thank the Pidgin project for reporting the above
issues. Upstream acknowledges Daniel Atallah as the original reporter of
CVE-2013-0272.

All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for
this update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

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

910040 - CVE-2013-0272 pidgin: MXit protocol stack-based buffer overflow when processing HTTP headers910041 - CVE-2013-0273 pidgin: Meanwhile protocol missing nul termination of long Lotus Sametime usernames
910042 - CVE-2013-0274 pidgin: missing nul termination of long values in UPnP responses

6. Package List:

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

Source:

i386:
finch-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
finch-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
finch-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
finch-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
finch-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
finch-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)	:

Source:

i386:
finch-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
finch-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
finch-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
finch-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
finch-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
finch-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.6.6-17.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-docs-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-docs-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-docs-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm

ppc64:
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
pidgin-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
pidgin-docs-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm

x86_64:
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-docs-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-docs-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
finch-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
libpurple-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
libpurple-tcl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-debuginfo-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.i686.rpm
pidgin-devel-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-docs-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm
pidgin-perl-2.7.9-10.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm

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details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0272
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0273
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0274
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

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