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Fedora 11 : pidgin-2.6.1-1.fc11 (2009-8874)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 40689
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
2.6.1 fixes an issue where pidgin can crash if you are sent a certain type of URL over Yahoo.Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected pidgin package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 40689
File Name: fedora_2009-8874.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 8/24/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:pidgin, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2694