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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67044
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2010-069-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2010-069-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2010-069-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0,
and -current to fix denial of service issues.

More details about the issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

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Here are the details from the Slackware 13.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz: Upgraded.
This fixes a few denial-of-service flaws as well as other bugs.
For more information, see:
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(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'pidgin' package(s) on Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware 13.0, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0277
BugTraq ID: 38294
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18348
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9421
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2010:0115
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38563
http://secunia.com/advisories/38640
http://secunia.com/advisories/38658
http://secunia.com/advisories/38712
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://secunia.com/advisories/41868
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:006 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2693
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0420
38294
38563
38640
38658
38712
38915
39509
http://secunia.com/advisories/39509
62439
http://www.osvdb.org/62439
ADV-2010-0413
ADV-2010-0914
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914
ADV-2010-1020
DSA-2038
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038
FEDORA-2010-1279
FEDORA-2010-1383
FEDORA-2010-1934
MDVSA-2010:041
MDVSA-2010:085
RHSA-2010:0115
SUSE-SR:2010:006
USN-902-1
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11485
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11485
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18230
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18230
pidgin-xmpp-nickname-dos(56399)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56399
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0423
62440
http://www.osvdb.org/62440
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565792
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17554
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17554
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9842
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9842
pidgin-smileys-dos(56394)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56394
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