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openSUSE 10 Security Update : finch (finch-6351)
high Nessus Plugin ID 41999
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.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
Update the affected finch packages.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 41999
File Name: suse_finch-6351.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/6/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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:opensuse:finch, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:finch-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple-meanwhile, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple-mono, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3
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: 7/13/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1373, CVE-2009-1375, CVE-2009-1376, CVE-2009-1889