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SuSE 10 Security Update : pidgin, gaim and finch (ZYPP Patch Number 5573)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 51722
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
- specially crafted MSN SLP messages could cause an integer overflow in pidgin. Attackers could potentially exploit that to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-2927)- overly long file names in MSN file transfers could crash pidgin. (CVE-2008-2955)
- SSL certifcates were not verfied. Therefore piding didn't notice faked certificates. (CVE-2008-3532)
Additionally a problem was fixed that prevented gaim clients from connecting to the ICQ network after a server change on July 1st 2008.
Solution
Apply ZYPP patch number 5573.See Also
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2927.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 51722
File Name: suse_finch-5573.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 1/27/2011
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2008