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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.72129
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2012:105 (pidgin)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to pidgin
announced via advisory MDVSA-2012:105.

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in pidgin:

Incorrect handing of inline images in incoming instant messages can
cause a buffer overflow and in some cases can be exploited to execute
arbitrary code (CVE-2012-3374).

This update provides pidgin 2.10.6, which is not vulnerable to
this issue.

Affected: 2011., Enterprise Server 5.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2012:105
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=64

Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3374
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:105
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17678
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1102
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0890 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00009.html
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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