CVE-2009-2694
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2009-2694 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (pidgin) | RHSA-2009:1218 | 2009-08-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (pidgin) | RHSA-2009:1218 | 2009-08-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (pidgin) | RHSA-2009:1218 | 2009-08-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (pidgin) | RHSA-2009:1218 | 2009-08-18 |
Mitigation
Users can lower the impact of this flaw by making sure their privacy settings only allow Pidgin to accept messages from the users on their buddy list. This will prevent exploitation of this flaw by other random MSN users.
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