Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29210
Revision Date:2015-08-17Version:10
Title:RHSA-2008:1023 -- pidgin security and bug fix update (Moderate)
Description:Updated Pidgin packages that fix several security issues and bugs are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client.A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If aremote user was able to send, and the Pidgin user accepted, acarefully-crafted file request, it could result in Pidgin crashing.(CVE-2008-2955)
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2008:1023-CentOS 5
CVE-2008-2955
CVE-2008-2957
CVE-2008-3532
RHSA-2008:1023
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):pidgin
Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and CentOS Linux 5 release section
  • Operation system section
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • AND Packages match section
  • finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR finch is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR libpurple is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR pidgin is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 release section
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • AND Packages match section
  • finch is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR libpurple is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR pidgin is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • OR pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • CentOS Linux 5 release section
  • The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • AND Packages match section
  • pidgin-docs is earlier than 0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • OR enscript is earlier than 0:1.6.4-4.1.1.el5_2
  • BACK