Package pidgin: Information
Source package: pidgin
Version: 2.5.6-alt0.M40.1
Build time: May 23, 2009, 03:48 AM
Category: Networking/Instant messaging
Report package bugHome page: http://pidgin.im
License: GPL
Summary: A GTK+ based multiprotocol instant messaging client
Description:
Pidgin allows you to talk to anyone using a variety of messaging protocols including AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Jabber, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, IRC, Novell Groupwise, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, Simple and Zephyr. These protocols are implemented using a modular, easy to use design. To use a protocol, just add an account using the account editor. Pidgin supports many common features of other clients, as well as many unique features, such as perl scripting, TCL scripting and C plugins. Pidgin is not affiliated with or endorsed by America Online, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Yahoo! Inc., or ICQ Inc.
List of rpms provided by this srpm:
finch (x86_64, i586)
finch-devel (x86_64, i586)
libpurple (x86_64, i586)
libpurple-dbus (x86_64, i586)
libpurple-devel (x86_64, i586)
pidgin (x86_64, i586)
pidgin-devel (x86_64, i586)
pidgin-gevolution (x86_64, i586)
pidgin-relnot (x86_64, i586)
finch (x86_64, i586)
finch-devel (x86_64, i586)
libpurple (x86_64, i586)
libpurple-dbus (x86_64, i586)
libpurple-devel (x86_64, i586)
pidgin (x86_64, i586)
pidgin-devel (x86_64, i586)
pidgin-gevolution (x86_64, i586)
pidgin-relnot (x86_64, i586)
Maintainer: Alexey Shabalin
List of contributors:
Michael Shigorin
Vladimir Scherbaev
Alexey Shabalin
Igor Zubkov
Grigory Batalov
vk
Grigory Milev
aen
Alexander Bokovoy
Stanislav Ievlev
Dmitry V. Levin
Michael Shigorin
Vladimir Scherbaev
Alexey Shabalin
Igor Zubkov
Grigory Batalov
vk
Grigory Milev
aen
Alexander Bokovoy
Stanislav Ievlev
Dmitry V. Levin
Last changed
May 22, 2009 Michael Shigorin 2.5.6-alt0.M40.1
- built for M40 + removed external libgadu build dependency
May 22, 2009 Michael Shigorin 2.5.6-alt0.M41.1
- built for M41
May 22, 2009 Michael Shigorin 2.5.6-alt1
- 2.5.6: + CVE-2009-1373: XMPP SOCKS5 stream server buffer overflow + CVE-2009-1374: remote DoS with a special QQ packet + CVE-2009-1375: PurpleCircBuffer (XMPP/Sametime) BoF + CVE-2009-1376: buffer overflow via specially crafted SLP message due to incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927 - thanks crux@ for notification (fixes: #20141)