Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840393
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-902-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the USN-902-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the USN-902-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that Pidgin incorrectly validated all fields of an incoming message in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-0277) Sadrul Habib Chowdhury discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain nicknames in Finch group chat rooms. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted nickname and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-0420) Antti Hayrynen discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled large numbers of smileys. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to become unresponsive, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-0423) Affected Software/OS: 'pidgin' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0277 BugTraq ID: 38294 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085 http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/2 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18348 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9421 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2010:0115 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html http://secunia.com/advisories/38563 http://secunia.com/advisories/38640 http://secunia.com/advisories/38658 http://secunia.com/advisories/38712 http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 http://secunia.com/advisories/41868 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:006 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2693 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0420 38294 38563 38640 38658 38712 38915 39509 http://secunia.com/advisories/39509 62439 http://www.osvdb.org/62439 ADV-2010-0413 ADV-2010-0914 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914 ADV-2010-1020 DSA-2038 http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038 FEDORA-2010-1279 FEDORA-2010-1383 FEDORA-2010-1934 MDVSA-2010:041 MDVSA-2010:085 RHSA-2010:0115 SUSE-SR:2010:006 USN-902-1 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11485 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11485 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18230 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18230 pidgin-xmpp-nickname-dos(56399) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56399 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0423 62440 http://www.osvdb.org/62440 http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565792 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17554 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17554 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9842 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9842 pidgin-smileys-dos(56394) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56394
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