openSUSE Security Update : pidgin-otr (openSUSE-SU-2012:0717-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74646

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

pidgin-otr was prone to a format string flaw in log_message_cb

Solution

Update the affected pidgin-otr packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=762498

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00005.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74646

File Name: openSUSE-2012-314.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-otr, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-otr-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pidgin-otr-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/4/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2369