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Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Pidgin Invalid HTML Data Denial of Service


Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Pidgin Invalid HTML Data Denial of Service
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-4031
CVE ID : CVE-2007-4999
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-11-29

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A vulnerability has been identified in Ubuntu, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service [...]

Solution

Ubuntu 7.10 - Upgrade to libpurple0 version 1:2.2.1-1ubuntu4.1

ChangeLog

2007-11-29 : Initial release

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