Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain messages from Gadu-Gadu file relay servers. A malicious remote server or a man in the middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected
pidgin on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 13.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-3775 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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