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Oracle Linux 6 : pidgin (ELSA-2010-0890)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 68143
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2010:0890 :Updated pidgin packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.
Multiple NULL pointer dereference flaws were found in the way Pidgin handled Base64 decoding. A remote attacker could use these flaws to crash Pidgin if the target Pidgin user was using the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol, MSN, MySpace, or Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) protocol plug-ins, or using the Microsoft NT LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol for authentication. (CVE-2010-3711)
Red Hat would like to thank the Pidgin project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Daniel Atallah as the original reporter.
All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 68143
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0890.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 9/7/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-3711
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:finch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:finch-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple-perl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple-tcl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pidgin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pidgin-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pidgin-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pidgin-perl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-3711
BID: 44283
RHSA: 2010:0890