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

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1376.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1889.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41388

File Name: suse_11_finch-090709.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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:finch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:pidgin, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

CWE: 119, 189, 399