GLSA-201207-05 : pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution

NASLDB: GLSA-201207-05 : pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution

General

ID: 59897
Name: GLSA-201207-05 : pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution

Summary: Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg

Credits: –

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201207-05
(pidgin-otr: Arbitrary code execution)

A format string vulnerability has been found in the ‘log_message_cb()’
function in otr-plugin.c.

Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Exploiting

Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –

Sources

CVE: CVE-2012-2369
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –

Timeline

Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2012/07/09
Plugin Release: 2012/07/10

Plugin

Version: 1.1
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-201207-05.nasl
Filesize: 3152 bytes
MD5 Hash: 4b33783d424bf5fe896e37d7cf536b4f

Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"

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