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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64106
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-5597 (pidgin)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to pidgin
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-5597.

Update Information:

This is a bugfix & security fix release of Pidgin. The full ChangeLog is
available at http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog Details of the
security fixes included are available at http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/

ChangeLog:

* Wed May 20 2009 Stu Tomlinson 2.5.6-1
- 2.5.6

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #500488 - CVE-2009-1373 pidgin file transfer buffer overflow
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500488
[ 2 ] Bug #500490 - CVE-2009-1374 pidgin DoS when decrypting qq packets
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500490
[ 3 ] Bug #500491 - CVE-2009-1375 pidgin PurpleCircBuffer corruption
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500491
[ 4 ] Bug #500493 - CVE-2009-1376 pidgin incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500493

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update pidgin' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2009-5597

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1373
BugTraq ID: 35067
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067
Debian Security Information: DSA-1805 (Google Search)
http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:140
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17722
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9005
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202
http://secunia.com/advisories/35215
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329
http://secunia.com/advisories/35330
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396
XForce ISS Database: pidgin-xmppsocks5-bo(50682)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50682
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1374
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11654
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18201
XForce ISS Database: pidgin-decryptout-bo(50684)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50684
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1375
http://osvdb.org/54649
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10829
XForce ISS Database: pidgin-purplecircbuffer-dos(50683)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50683
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1376
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10476
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18432
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
XForce ISS Database: pidgin-msn-slp-bo(50680)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50680
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2927
BugTraq ID: 29956
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29956
Bugtraq: 20080625 Pidgin 2.4.1 Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682
Bugtraq: 20080806 rPSA-2008-0246-1 gaim (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080828 ZDI-08-054: Multiple Vendor libpurple MSN Protocol SLP Message Heap Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495818/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1610 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1610
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:143
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:127
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-054
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/04/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/6
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11695
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17972
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0584.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020451
http://secunia.com/advisories/30971
http://secunia.com/advisories/31016
http://secunia.com/advisories/31105
http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
http://secunia.com/advisories/31642
http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
http://secunia.com/advisories/32861
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2032/references
XForce ISS Database: adium-msnprotocol-code-execution(44774)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44774
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