SuSE 11.3 Security Update : pidgin (SAT Patch Number 10078)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80022

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This pidgin update fixes the following security issues :

- remote information leak via crafted XMPP message.
(CVE-2014-3698). (bnc#902408)

- denial of service parsing Groupwise server message.
(CVE-2014-3696). (bnc#902410)

- crash in MXit protocol plug-in (CVE-2014-3695).
(bnc#902409)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 10078.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3698.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902408

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902409

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902410

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3695.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3696.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80022

File Name: suse_11_finch-141205.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:finch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-meanwhile, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-tcl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:pidgin, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3695, CVE-2014-3696, CVE-2014-3698