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Slackware 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2 / 13.0 / current : pidgin (SSA:2010-069-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 45024

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix denial of service issues.

Solution

Update the affected pidgin package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0e7adbdf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 45024

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2010-069-01.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:pidgin, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0277, CVE-2010-0420, CVE-2010-0423

BID: 38294

CWE: 20, 399

SSA: 2010-069-01