Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200901-13.
Solution
All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/pidgin-2.5.1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200901-13 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230045
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234135
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, allowing for remote arbitrary code execution, Denial of Service and service spoofing.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2927, CVE-2008-2955, CVE-2008-2957, CVE-2008-3532 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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