SuSE 11.1 Security Update : pidgin, libpurple and finch (SAT Patch Number 5389)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57099

Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes the following security issues :

- 604225: MSN emoticon DoS. (CVE-2010-1624)

- 648273: multiple NULL pointer dereference weaknesses.
(CVE-2010-3711)

- 722199: vulnerability in SILC protocol handling (CVE-2011-3594)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5389.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604225

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648273

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722199

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1624.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3711.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3594.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57099

File Name: suse_11_finch-111104.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2011

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: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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: 11/4/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1624, CVE-2010-3711, CVE-2011-3594