glsa-201207-05.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201207-05">
  <title>pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution</title>
  <synopsis>A format string vulnerability in pidgin-otr may allow execution of
    arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">pidgin-otr</product>
  <announced>2012-07-09</announced>
  <revised count="1">2012-07-09</revised>
  <bug>416263</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-plugins/pidgin-otr" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">3.2.1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">3.2.1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>pidgin-otr messaging allows you to have private conversations over
      instant messaging.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>A format string vulnerability has been found in the "log_message_cb()"
      function in otr-plugin.c.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
      privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All pidgin-otr users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-plugins/pidgin-otr-3.2.1"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2369">CVE-2012-2369</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata timestamp="2012-06-10T15:39:18Z" tag="requester">
    underling
  </metadata>
  <metadata timestamp="2012-07-09T22:35:33Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
</glsa>