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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851263
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory for pidgin-otr (SUSE-SU-2016:0912-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin-otr'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin-otr'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for pidgin-otr fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2015-8833: A heap based use-after-free issue was fixed in pidgin-otr
that could lead to crashes or potential code execution.

Affected Software/OS:
pidgin-otr on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8833
BugTraq ID: 84295
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295
Debian Security Information: DSA-3528 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html
https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0912 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0878 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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