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Slackware 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2 / 13.0 / 13.1 / current : pidgin (SSA:2010-305-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 54891

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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, 13.1, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected pidgin package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?135a47cd

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 54891

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2010-305-02.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 5/28/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3711

BID: 44283

SSA: 2010-305-02