pidgin crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()

[Peter Júnoš]

Binary package hint: pidgin

Pidgin can be remotely crashed via video-call request from Google Talk; it crashes also when user initiates the video call.

I expected: video call or a warning saying that it is not possible.
What happened: pidgin crashed

Temporary solution: don't use Pidgin as any attacker (who doesn't have to be in your contact list) can crash it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.7.9-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-9.23-generic 2.6.37-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 15 18:23:11 2011
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LC_MESSAGES=sk_SK.utf8
 LANG=sk_SK.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=sk_SK.UTF-8:sk_SK:sk:en_GB:en
SourcePackage: pidgin

[radsaq (radsaq)]

Happening here, too. This is a pretty terrible bug.

[Tomislav Parčina (tomo-sok)]

Finally it has been confirmed!