openSUSE Security Update : finch (finch-1248)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40817

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of pidgin fixes a remote arbitrary code execution vulnerability in MSN SLP packet processing code. (CORE-2009-0727)

Solution

Update the affected finch packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527100

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40817

File Name: suse_11_1_finch-090826.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/31/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:finch, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:finch-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple-meanwhile, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpurple-mono, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2009