Please Install the Updated Packages.

Chris Wysopal discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled file transfers in the MXit protocol handler. A remote attacker could use this issue to create or overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-0271) It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled long HTTP headers in the MXit protocol handler. A malicious remote server could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-0272) It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled long user IDs in the Sametime protocol handler. A malicious remote server could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-0273) It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled long strings when processing UPnP responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-0274)

pidgin on Ubuntu 12.10 , Ubuntu 12.04 LTS , Ubuntu 11.10 , Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-February/002018.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25