Re: pidgin OTR information leakage

[Dimitris Glynos <dimitris () census gr>]

On 02/25/2012 06:31 PM, Dimitris Glynos wrote:
> Pidgin transmits OTR (off-the-record) conversations over DBUS in
> plaintext. This makes it possible for attackers that have gained
> user-level access on a host, to listen in on private conversations
> associated with the victim account.

As noted by Peter Lawler this should really be referenced as
a libpurple issue and not a pidgin one. You may find the updated
advisory here:

http://census-labs.com/news/2012/02/25/libpurple-otr-info-leak/

(old URL is valid too)

Best regards,

Dimitris Glynos
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