Pidgin2.10.10

Pidgin is a widely used instant messaging application that facilitates communication among users from diverse linguistic backgrounds. Developed with simplicity and accessibility in mind, Pidgin supports a variety of chat protocols, including AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, XMPP, and more, allowing users to consolidate multiple accounts into one interface.

One of the key features of Pidgin is its customization options. Users can personalize their experience by choosing from a range of themes and plugins to enhance functionality. Whether it's adding emoticons, integrating encryption for secure conversations, or extending support for additional chat protocols, Pidgin offers flexibility to meet individual preferences.

Another notable aspect of Pidgin is its open-source nature, which fosters collaboration and innovation within the community. Developers worldwide contribute to its improvement, ensuring regular updates and bug fixes to maintain its reliability and performance.

Pidgin's user-friendly interface makes it suitable for both casual and professional use. It's favored by individuals, businesses, and organizations seeking a streamlined communication platform that transcends language barriers.

In summary, Pidgin stands as a versatile and accessible instant messaging solution, empowering users to connect and communicate seamlessly across different platforms and protocols.


Key Features:

  • Supports Multiple Protocols: Connects to various chat networks simultaneously.
  • Customizable Interface: Users can personalize themes, fonts, and layout.
  • Plugin System: Extend functionality with downloadable plugins.
  • File Transfers: Securely send files between users.
  • Emoticons and Smileys: Expressive emoticons available during chats.
  • Chat Logging: Records and saves chat conversations.
  • Encryption and Security: Supports encryption for private conversations.
  • Presence Information: Displays online, away, busy, or offline statuses.

What's New

Version 2.10.10

General

  • Check the basic constraints extension when validating SSL/TLS certificates. This fixes a security hole that allowed a malicious man-in-the-middle to impersonate an IM server or any other https endpoint. This affected both the NSS and GnuTLS plugins. (Discovered by an anonymous person and Jacob Appelbaum of the Tor Project, with thanks to Moxie Marlinspike for first publishing about this type of vulnerability. Thanks to Kai Engert for guidance and for some of the NSS changes) (CVE-2014-3694)
  • Allow and prefer TLS 1.2 and 1.1 when using the NSS plugin for SSL. (Elrond and Ashish Gupta)

libpurple3 compatibility

  • Encrypted account passwords are preserved until the new one is set.
  • Fix loading Google Talk and Facebook XMPP accounts.

Windows-Specific Changes

  • Don't allow overwriting arbitrary files on the file system when the user installs a smiley theme via drag-and-drop. (Discovered by Yves Younan of Cisco Talos) (CVE-2014-3697)
  • Updates to dependencies
  • NSS 3.17.1 and NSPR 4.10.7

Finch
  • Fix build against Python 3. (Ed Catmur) 

Gadu-Gadu

  • Updated internal libgadu to version 1.12.0.

Groupwise

  • Fix potential remote crash parsing server message that indicates that a large amount of memory should be allocated. (Discovered by Yves Younan and Richard Johnson of Cisco Talos) (CVE-2014-3696)

IRC

  • Fix a possible leak of unencrypted data when using /me command with OTR. (Thijs Alkemade)

MXit

  • Fix potential remote crash parsing a malformed emoticon response. (Discovered by Yves Younan and Richard Johnson of Cisco Talos) (CVE-2014-3695)

XMPP

  • Fix potential information leak where a malicious XMPP server and possibly even a malicious remote user could create a carefully crafted XMPP message that causes libpurple to send an XMPP message containing arbitrary memory. (Discovered and fixed by Thijs Alkemade and Paul Aurich) (CVE-2014-3698)
  • Fix Facebook XMPP roster quirks. 

Yahoo

  • Fix login when using the GnuTLS library for TLS connections. 

User Reviews

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Requirements:

Windows All

Languages:

Multi-languages

Publisher:

Pidgin

Updated:

Oct 22, 2014

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Pidgin 2.14.13

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It is highly likely that this software program is clean.

We scanned files and URLs associated with this software program in more than 60 of the world's leading antivirus services; no possible threats were found. And there is no third-party softwarebundled.

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