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GLSA-201701-38 : Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96542

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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-201701-38 (Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker might send specially crafted data using the MXit protocol, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, a Denial of Service condition, or in leaking confidential information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/pidgin-2.11.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96542

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-38.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 1/17/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: 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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1000030, CVE-2016-2365, CVE-2016-2366, CVE-2016-2367, CVE-2016-2368, CVE-2016-2369, CVE-2016-2370, CVE-2016-2371, CVE-2016-2372, CVE-2016-2373, CVE-2016-2374, CVE-2016-2375, CVE-2016-2376, CVE-2016-2377, CVE-2016-2378, CVE-2016-2379, CVE-2016-2380, CVE-2016-4323

GLSA: 201701-38