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GLSA-201402-27 : pidgin-knotify: Arbitrary code execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72718

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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-201402-27 (pidgin-knotify: Arbitrary code execution)

 pidgin-knotify does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters from received messages.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted instant message, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the Pidgin process.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Gentoo has discontinued support for pidgin-knotify. We recommend that users unmerge pidgin-knotify:
 # emerge --unmerge 'x11-plugins/pidgin-knotify'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-27

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72718

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201402-27.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 2/27/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pidgin-knotify, 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: 2/26/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3088

BID: 43206

GLSA: 201402-27