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GLSA-201207-05 : pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 59897

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201207-05 (pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution)

 A format string vulnerability has been found in the 'log_message_cb()' function in otr-plugin.c.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All pidgin-otr users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-plugins/pidgin-otr-3.2.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201207-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59897

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201207-05.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 7/10/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pidgin-otr, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2369

BID: 53557

GLSA: 201207-05