RHEL 3 : pidgin (RHSA-2009:1535)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 42312

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated pidgin package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.

An invalid pointer dereference bug was found in the way the Pidgin OSCAR protocol implementation processed lists of contacts. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted contact list to a user running Pidgin, causing Pidgin to crash. (CVE-2009-3615)

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Pidgin IRC protocol plug-in handles IRC topics. A malicious IRC server could send a specially crafted IRC TOPIC message, which once received by Pidgin, would lead to a denial of service (Pidgin crash). (CVE-2009-2703)

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Pidgin MSN protocol plug-in handles improper MSNSLP invitations. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted MSNSLP invitation request, which once accepted by a valid Pidgin user, would lead to a denial of service (Pidgin crash). (CVE-2009-3083)

All Pidgin users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected pidgin package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2703

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3083

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3615

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1535

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 42312

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1535.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/30/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pidgin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2703, CVE-2009-3083, CVE-2009-3615

BID: 36277

CWE: 119, 399

RHSA: 2009:1535