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Fedora 11 : pidgin-2.6.3-2.fc11 (2009-10662)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 42193
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
This update fixes :- Bug #529357 - CVE-2009-3615 Pidgin: Invalid pointer dereference (crash) after receiving contacts from SIM IM client
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Solution
Update the affected pidgin package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 42193
File Name: fedora_2009-10662.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 10/22/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:pidgin, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2694, CVE-2009-3615
CWE: 399
FEDORA: 2009-10662