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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.850416
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for pidgin (openSUSE-SU-2013:0405-1)
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:
pidgin was updated to fix security issues:

- Fix a crash when receiving UPnP responses with abnormally
long values. (CVE-2013-0274)

- Fix a crash in Sametime when a malicious server sends us
an abnormally long user ID. (CVE-2013-0273)

- Fix a bug where the MXit server or a man-in-the-middle
could potentially send specially crafted data that could
overflow a buffer and lead to a crash or remote code
execution.(CVE-2013-0272)

- Fix a bug where a remote MXit user could possibly specify
a local file path to be written to. (CVE-2013-0271)

Affected Software/OS:
pidgin on openSUSE 12.1

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0271
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:0388 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0405 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0272
BugTraq ID: 57951
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0407 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00007.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0273
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18340
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0274
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18221
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