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Red Hat update for pidgin
Secunia Advisory:	SA31016	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-07-09
Popularity:	1,771 views

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	DoS System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

Software:	RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)

Subscribe:	Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities

CVE reference:	CVE-2008-2927

Description: Red Hat has issued an update for pidgin. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. For more information: SA30971 Solution: Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network. http://rhn.redhat.com Original Advisory: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0584.html Other References: SA30971: http://secunia.com/advisories/30971/

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