SuSE 11 Security Update : pidgin (SAT Patch Number 1245)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41390

Synopsis

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

Description

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

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 1245.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41390

File Name: suse_11_finch-090825.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:finch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:pidgin

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2009