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SuSE 11 Security Update : pidgin (SAT Patch Number 1094)
high Nessus Plugin ID 41388
Synopsis
The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Several bugfixes were done for the Instant Messenger Pidgin :- Malformed responses to file transfers could cause a buffer overflow in pidgin (CVE-2009-1373) and specially crafted packets could crash it. (CVE-2009-1375)
- The fix against integer overflows in the msn protocol handling was incomplete. (CVE-2009-1376)
- Fixed misparsing ICQ message as SMS DoS (CVE-2009-1889, Pidgin#9483). Also the Yahoo IM protocol was made to work again.
Solution
Apply SAT patch number 1094.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=404163
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503447
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=517786
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518301
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1373.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1375.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 41388
File Name: suse_11_finch-090709.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 9/24/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:finch, 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
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1373, CVE-2009-1375, CVE-2009-1376, CVE-2009-1889