Summary
The remote host is missing an update to pidgin
announced via advisory DSA 2509-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202509-1
Insight
Ulf Harnhammar found a buffer overflow in Pidgin, a multi protocol instant messaging client. The vulnerability can be exploited by an incoming message in the MXit protocol plugin. A remote attacker may cause a crash, and in some circumstances can lead to remote code execution.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.3-1+squeeze3.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.4-1.1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.6-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-3374 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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