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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : pidgin, finch and libpurple (SAT Patch Number 6534)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64130

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update of pidgin fixes a stack-based buffer overflow in the MXit protocol which could have potentially been exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running pidgin. (CVE-2012-3374)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6534.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770304

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3374.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64130

File Name: suse_11_finch-120712.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:finch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-meanwhile, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-tcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:pidgin, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3374