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Fedora 8 : bitlbee-1.2.2-1.fc8 (2008-7712)
high Nessus Plugin ID 34145
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
Upstream released Bitlbee 1.2.2 with the following changes to the former release: - Security bugfix: It was possible to hijack accounts (without gaining access to the old account, it's simply an overwrite)- Some more stability improvements. - Fixed bug where people with non-lowercase nicks couldn't drop their account. - Easier upgrades of non-forking daemon mode servers (using the DEAF command). - Can be cross-compiled for Win32 now! (No support for SSL yet though, which makes it less useful for now.) - Exponential backoff on auto-reconnect. - Changing passwords gives less confusing feedback ('password is empty') now. Finished 26 Aug 2008
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Solution
Update the affected bitlbee package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 34145
File Name: fedora_2008-7712.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 9/10/2008
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:bitlbee, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3920