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CentOS 3 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1218)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 40625
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated pidgin packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.
Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies discovered a flaw in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-2694)
Note: Users can change their privacy settings to only allow messages from users on their buddy list to limit the impact of this flaw.
These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.5.9. Refer to the Pidgin release notes for a full list of changes:
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected pidgin packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?c82f2663
http://www.nessus.org/u?ea662c85
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 40625
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-1218.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 8/20/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:finch, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pidgin-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpurple-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pidgin, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpurple-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpurple, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pidgin-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:finch-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpurple-tcl
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/19/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1376, CVE-2009-2694, CVE-2009-3025, CVE-2009-3026