Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842015
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2390-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the USN-2390-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the USN-2390-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Jacob Appelbaum and an anonymous person discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certificate validation. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3694) Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed MXit emoticons. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3695) Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed Groupwise messages. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3696) Thijs Alkemade and Paul Aurich discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled memory when processing XMPP messages. A malicious remote server or user could use this issue to cause Pidgin to disclosure arbitrary memory, resulting in an information leak. (CVE-2014-3698) Affected Software/OS: 'pidgin' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3694 Debian Security Information: DSA-3055 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1854 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 http://secunia.com/advisories/60741 http://secunia.com/advisories/61968 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1376 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1397 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3695 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3696 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3698
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