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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0102
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0102)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0102 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0102 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A server controlled by an attacker can send an invalid XML that can
trigger an out-of-bound memory access. This might lead to a crash or, in
some extreme cases, to remote code execution in the client-side
(CVE-2017-2640).

The pidgin package has been updated to version 2.12.0, which fixes this
issue and other bugs, including certificate validation for the Google Talk
protocol. It also removes protocol plugins for services that are no longer
available or supported. See the upstream ChangeLog for details.

Affected Software/OS:
'pidgin' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2640
BugTraq ID: 96775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775
Debian Security Information: DSA-3806 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1854
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854
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