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CentOS 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1139)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 43766
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated pidgin packages that fix one security issue and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate 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. The AOL Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime (OSCAR) protocol is used by the AOL ICQ and AIM instant messaging systems.
A denial of service flaw was found in the Pidgin OSCAR protocol implementation. If a remote ICQ user sent a web message to a local Pidgin user using this protocol, it would cause excessive memory usage, leading to a denial of service (Pidgin crash). (CVE-2009-1889)
These updated packages also fix the following bug :
* the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol changed, making it incompatible (and unusable) with Pidgin versions prior to 2.5.7. This update provides Pidgin 2.5.8, which implements version 16 of the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol, which resolves this issue.
Note: These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.5.8. 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 correct these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected pidgin packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 43766
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-1139.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
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: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: 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: 7/2/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1889
BID: 35530