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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: USN-887-1 Severe Pidgin Security Flaw Detected

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Calendar Grey January 18, 2010
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Tackle Pidgin weaknesses in Ubuntu versions 8.04, 8.10, and 9.04 by implementing essential patches and upgrades. Take preventive measures.
It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain topic messages in the IRC protocol handler

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security advisory denial of service update critical ubuntu pidgin protocol issue

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