Check the version of pidgin

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Jacob Appelbaum and an anonymous person discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certificate validation. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3694) Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed MXit emoticons. A malicious remote server or a man in the middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3695) Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed Groupwise messages. A malicious remote server or a man in the middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3696) Thijs Alkemade and Paul Aurich discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled memory when processing XMPP messages. A malicious remote server or user could use this issue to cause Pidgin to disclosure arbitrary memory, resulting in an information leak. (CVE-2014-3698)

pidgin on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS , Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check if the version is vulnerable or not.

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2014-October/002708.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25