USN-3231-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3231-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3231-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3231-1
Related
Published
2017-03-14T12:13:56.663345Z
Modified
2017-03-14T12:13:56.663345Z
Summary
pidgin vulnerability
Details

Joseph Bisch discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain xml messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pidgin?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1
1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu1
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "finch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "finch-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "finch-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libpurple-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libpurple-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libpurple0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libpurple0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "pidgin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dev"
        }
    ]
}