Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71954
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2011-178-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2011-178-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2011-178-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/pidgin-2.9.0-i486-1_slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. Fixed a remote denial of service. A remote attacker could set a specially crafted GIF file as their buddy icon causing vulnerable versions of pidgin to crash due to excessive memory use. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'pidgin' package(s) on Slackware 12.2, Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2485 45656 http://secunia.com/advisories/45656 49715 http://secunia.com/advisories/49715 GLSA-201206-20 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-20.xml http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdk-pixbuf/2.23/gdk-pixbuf-2.23.5.news http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=f8569bb13e2aa1584dde61ca545144750f7a7c98
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