RHSA-2014%3A0139 — Vulnetix

RHSA-2014%3A0139 PUBLISHED

Updated pidgin packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
	finch
	libpurple
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
	pidgin
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

Exploit Intelligence

Everdoh/CVE-2013-6490 (github-poc)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056913 (circl)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057481 (circl)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056473 (circl)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056479 (circl)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056904 (circl)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056907 (circl)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056908 (circl)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0139 (circl)
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/ (circl)

…and 8 more exploits

Timeline

Feb 5, 2014 CVE Published
Jan 13, 2026 CVE Updated
Apr 5, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 5, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 5, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

References

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