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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831594
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for pidgin MDVSA-2012:029 (pidgin)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pidgin'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in pidgin:

The pidgin_conv_chat_rename_user function in gtkconv.c in Pidgin
before 2.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by changing a nickname
while in an XMPP chat room (CVE-2011-4939).

The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c in the MSN protocol
plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote servers to
cause a denial of service (application crash) via an OIM message that
lacks UTF-8 encoding (CVE-2012-1178).

This update provides pidgin 2.10.2, which is not vulnerable to
these issues.

Affected Software/OS:
pidgin on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
6.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4939
MDVSA-2012:029
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:029
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14392
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/10ead4688e3af4132d454fa3bc241480500651c9/with/d1d77da56217f3a083e1d459bef054db9f1d5699/pidgin/gtkconv.c
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/d1d77da56217f3a083e1d459bef054db9f1d5699
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=60
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18406
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18406
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1178
50005
http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
52475
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52475
RHSA-2012:1102
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14884
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/60f8379d0a610538cf42e0dd9ab1436c8b9308cd/with/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd/libpurple/protocols/msn/oim.c
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=61
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18019
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18019
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