REDHAT-BUG-565792
First published: Tue Feb 16 2010(Updated: )
Pidgin 2.6.6 is fixing a denial of service (remotely-triggered high CPU use) triggered by large amount of "smileys" in received instant messages. This issue is addressed by setting a limit on number of smileys processed.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=394494&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=394494&action=edit
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565792
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