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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800931
Category:General
Title:Pidgin Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep09 (Windows)
Summary:This host has Pidgin installed and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
This host has Pidgin installed and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
- The application connects to Jabberd servers that are not fully compliant
with the XMPP specifications without encryption, even if the
'Require SSL/TLS' setting is configured.

- An error ocurrs in compililg libpurple while processing malicious links
received via the Yahoo Messenger protocol.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker obtain sensitive information
by sniffing XMPP sessions and cause application crash.

Affected Software/OS:
Pidgin version 2.6.0 on Windows

Solution:
Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.6.1.

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3025
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/19/2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6167
XForce ISS Database: pidgin-unspecified-dos(52994)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52994
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3026
BugTraq ID: 36368
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36368
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/24/2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11070
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5757
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
XForce ISS Database: pidgin-libpurple-weak-security(53000)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53000
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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