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Debian DSA-3806-1 : pidgin - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97644

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered a vulnerability in Pidgin, a multi-protocol instant messaging client. A server controlled by an attacker can send an invalid XML that can trigger an out-of-bound memory access. This might lead to a crash or, in some extreme cases, to remote code execution in the client-side.

Solution

Upgrade the pidgin packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.11.0-0+deb8u2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/pidgin

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97644

File Name: debian_DSA-3806.nasl

Version: 3.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/10/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pidgin

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2640

DSA: 3806

IAVB: 2017-B-0029