Fwd: FYI: Remote DOS in Pidgin 2.2.0 over MSN

[Josh Bressers]

> 
> Okay, I wrote up the following:
> 
> http://pidgin.simguy.net/news/security/index-updated.php?id=23
> 
> I will move this to "index.php" of course, but I showed some people
> index.php, so I don't want that link visible to the world yet.  Give me
> any changes that are needed, a CVE number, and/or the go-ahead and I'll
> commit and push the page with the updated information.
> 
> (I admit I am no expert on what information is correct to disclose, so I
> may be disclosing too much, too little, or the wrong stuff.)
> 

The text looks good.

Use CVE-2007-4996 for this issue.

Thanks.

-- 
    JB