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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880697
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for finch CESA-2009:1536 centos5 i386
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'finch'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'finch'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple
accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously. The AOL
Open System for Communication in Realtime (OSCAR) protocol is used by the
AOL ICQ and AIM instant messaging systems.

An invalid pointer dereference bug was found in the way the Pidgin OSCAR
protocol implementation processed lists of contacts. A remote attacker
could send a specially-crafted contact list to a user running Pidgin,
causing Pidgin to crash. (CVE-2009-3615)

These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.6.3. Refer to the linked Pidgin release
notes for a full list of changes.

All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct
this issue. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Affected Software/OS:
finch on CentOS 5

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

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-2009-3615
36719
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719
37017
http://secunia.com/advisories/37017
37072
http://secunia.com/advisories/37072
ADV-2009-2949
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949
ADV-2009-2951
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951
ADV-2010-1020
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
MDVSA-2010:085
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18388
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9414
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414
pidgin-oscar-protocol-dos(53807)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807
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