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TITLE:
Sun Solaris Pidgin ICQ Message Denial of Service Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37326

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37326/

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a weakness in Pidgin on Solaris, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA37072

The weakness is reported in Solaris 10 for both the SPARC and x86
platforms.

SOLUTION:
A final resolution is pending completion.

The vendor recommends to avoid importing contact lists from untrusted
sources in Pidgin.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272489-1

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA37072:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37072/

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