SuSE 10 Security Update : pidgin (ZYPP Patch Number 7901)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57466

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Remote users could have crashed crash pidgin via ICQ, SILC, XMPP and Yahoo protocols (CVE-2011-4601 / CVE-2011-4603 / CVE-2011-4602 / CVE-2011-1091). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7901.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1091.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4601.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4602.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4603.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57466

File Name: suse_finch-7901.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/10/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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: 12/29/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1091, CVE-2011-4601, CVE-2011-4602, CVE-2011-4603