ID de Prueba:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880737
Categoría:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Título:	CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2009:1218 centos3 i386
Resumen:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Descripción:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously. Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies discovered a flaw in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-2694) Note: Users can change their privacy settings to only allow messages from users on their buddy list to limit the impact of this flaw. These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.5.9. Refer to the linked Pidgin release notes for a full list of changes. All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: pidgin on CentOS 3 Solution: Please install the updated packages. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Referencia Cruzada:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2694 Debian Security Information: DSA-1870 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1870 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9615 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libpurple-arbitrary-write https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10319 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6320 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2009:1218 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html http://secunia.com/advisories/36384 http://secunia.com/advisories/36392 http://secunia.com/advisories/36401 http://secunia.com/advisories/36402 http://secunia.com/advisories/36708 http://secunia.com/advisories/37071 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266908-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2303 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2663
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