Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-2640: ELSA-2017-1854: pidgin security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content. A malicious remote server could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgin or execute arbitrary code in the context of the pidgin process. An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin processed XML content. A malicious remote server could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgin or execute arbitrary code in the context of the pidgin process.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-finch
- oracle-linux-upgrade-finch-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libpurple
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libpurple-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libpurple-perl
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libpurple-tcl
- oracle-linux-upgrade-pidgin
- oracle-linux-upgrade-pidgin-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-pidgin-perl
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