Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-321 - Security vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed in pidgin. This update provides pidgin 2.6.2, which is not vulnerable to these issues.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-025 - The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates. Pidgin 2.4.1 suffers from a denial of service issue. The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0 suffers from a denial of service issue and an arbitrary file download vulnerability.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200901-13 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, allowing for remote arbitrary code execution, denial of service and service spoofing. Versions less than 2.5.1 are affected.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-675-1 - It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle file transfers containing a long filename and special characters in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted filename in a file transfer request and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Pidgin did not impose resource limitations in the UPnP service. A remote attacker could cause Pidgin to download arbitrary files and cause a denial of service from memory or disk space exhaustion. It was discovered that Pidgin did not validate SSL certificates when using a secure connection. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information. This update alters Pidgin behaviour by asking users to confirm the validity of a certificate upon initial login.
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