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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71567
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201207-05 (pidgin-otr)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 201207-05.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201207-05.

Vulnerability Insight:
A format string vulnerability in pidgin-otr may allow execution of
arbitrary code.

Solution:
All pidgin-otr users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-plugins/pidgin-otr-3.2.1'

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-2012-2369
DSA-2476
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2476
GLSA-201207-05
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-05.xml
SUSE-SU-2012:0703
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00003.html
[oss-security] 20120516 Format string security flaw in pidgin-otr
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/2
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 E-Soft Inc.

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