SuSE 11.1 Security Update : pidgin, finch and libpurple (SAT Patch Number 6534)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64130

Synopsis

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

Description

This update of pidgin fixes a stack-based buffer overflow in the MXit protocol which could have potentially been exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running pidgin. (CVE-2012-3374)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6534.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770304

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3374.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64130

File Name: suse_11_finch-120712.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

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: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: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: 7/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3374