REDHAT-BUG-565786
First published: Tue Feb 16 2010(Updated: )
Pidgin 2.6.6 is fixing a remote crash bug in Finch (text-based client using libpurple). If someone changes nick to '<br>' in XMPP MUC (multi-user chat), it causes Finch to crash. Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Sadrul Habib Chowdhury of the Pidgin project for responsibly reporting this issue.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin | ||
| Pidgin |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=394492&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=394492&action=edit
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/0085c32abf29d034d30feef1ffb1d483e316a9a8
- http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/11318
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/pidgin-2.6.6-1.fc12
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
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