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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201207-05">
+ <title>pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution</title>
+ <synopsis>A format string vulnerability in pidgin-otr may allow execution of
+ arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">pidgin-otr</product>
+ <announced>2012-07-09</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2012-07-09</revised>
+ <bug>416263</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="x11-plugins/pidgin-otr" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">3.2.1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">3.2.1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>pidgin-otr messaging allows you to have private conversations over
+ instant messaging.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>A format string vulnerability has been found in the "log_message_cb()"
+ function in otr-plugin.c.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
+ privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All pidgin-otr users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-plugins/pidgin-otr-3.2.1"
+ </code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2369">CVE-2012-2369</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata timestamp="2012-06-10T15:39:18Z" tag="requester">
+ underling
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata timestamp="2012-07-09T22:35:33Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
+</glsa>