Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2014.296.02
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2014-296-02)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-296-02 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-296-02 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ pidgin-2.10.10-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes several security issues: Insufficient SSL certificate validation (CVE-2014-3694) Remote crash parsing malformed MXit emoticon (CVE-2014-3695) Remote crash parsing malformed Groupwise message (CVE-2014-3696) Malicious smiley themes could alter arbitrary files (CVE-2014-3697) Potential information leak from XMPP (CVE-2014-3698) For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'pidgin' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3694 Debian Security Information: DSA-3055 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1854 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 http://secunia.com/advisories/60741 http://secunia.com/advisories/61968 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1376 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1397 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3695 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3696 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3697 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3698
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