Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71487
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2509-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the DSA-2509-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the DSA-2509-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Ulf Harnhammar found a buffer overflow in Pidgin, a multi protocol instant messaging client. The vulnerability can be exploited by an incoming message in the MXit protocol plugin. A remote attacker may cause a crash, and in some circumstances can lead to remote code execution. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.3-1+squeeze3. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.6-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin packages. Affected Software/OS: 'pidgin' package(s) on Debian 6. 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-2012-3374 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:105 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17678 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1102 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html http://secunia.com/advisories/50005 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0890 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00009.html
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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