Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703806
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3806-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the DSA-3806-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the DSA-3806-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered a vulnerability in Pidgin, a multi-protocol instant messaging client. A server controlled by an attacker can send an invalid XML that can trigger an out-of-bound memory access. This might lead to a crash or, in some extreme cases, to remote code execution in the client-side. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.11.0-0+deb8u2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12.0-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin packages. Affected Software/OS: 'pidgin' package(s) on Debian 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2640 BugTraq ID: 96775 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 Debian Security Information: DSA-3806 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1854 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854
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