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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : pidgin-otr (SAT Patch Number 6380)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64212

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

A format string flaw in pidgin-otr could have caused a denial of service condition or even potentially allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code. This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6380.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=762498

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2369.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64212

File Name: suse_11_pidgin-otr-120604.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:pidgin-otr

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/4/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2369