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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64723
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8826 (pidgin)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to pidgin;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-8826.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to pidgin
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-8826.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Update Information:

2.6.1 fixes an issue where pidgin can crash if you are sent a certain type of
URL over Yahoo.

ChangeLog:

* Wed Aug 19 2009 Warren Togami 2.6.1-1

- 2.6.1: Fix a crash when some users send you a link in a Yahoo IM

* Tue Aug 18 2009 Warren Togami 2.6.0-1

- CVE-2009-2694

- Voice and Video support via farsight2 (Fedora 11+)

- Numerous other bug fixes

* Thu Aug 6 2009 Warren Togami 2.6.0-0.11.20090812

- new snapshot at the request of maiku

* Thu Aug 6 2009 Warren Togami 2.6.0-0.10.20090806

- new snapshot - theoretically better sound quality in voice chat

* Tue Aug 4 2009 Warren Togami 2.6.0-0.9.20090804

- new snapshot

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.

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: 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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