Slackware 12.2 / 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / current : pidgin (SSA:2013-044-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64622

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected pidgin package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?81abd361

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64622

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2013-044-01.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:pidgin, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0271, CVE-2013-0272, CVE-2013-0273, CVE-2013-0274

SSA: 2013-044-01