SuSE 11.1 Security Update : pidgin (SAT Patch Number 5586)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57465

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Remote users could have crashed pidgin via ICQ, SILC, XMPP and Yahoo protocols (CVE-2011-4601 / CVE-2011-4603 / CVE-2011-4602 / CVE-2011-1091). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5586.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736147

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736161

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736162

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736189

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1091.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4601.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4602.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4603.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57465

File Name: suse_11_finch-111226.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/10/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:finch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-tcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-meanwhile, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:pidgin

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1091, CVE-2011-4601, CVE-2011-4602, CVE-2011-4603