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CentOS Update for finch CESA-2009:1139 centos5 i386

🗓️ 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'finch' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously. It fixes a denial of service flaw in the Pidgin OSCAR protocol implementation and provides Pidgin 2.5.8, which resolves compatibility issues with the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880796");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-09 08:20:34 +0200 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2009:1139");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1889");
  script_name("CentOS Update for finch CESA-2009:1139 centos5 i386");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2009-July/016023.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'finch'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS5");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"finch on CentOS 5");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple
  accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously. The AOL
  Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime (OSCAR) protocol is used by the
  AOL ICQ and AIM instant messaging systems.

  A denial of service flaw was found in the Pidgin OSCAR protocol
  implementation. If a remote ICQ user sent a web message to a local Pidgin
  user using this protocol, it would cause excessive memory usage, leading to
  a denial of service (Pidgin crash). (CVE-2009-1889)

  These updated packages also fix the following bug:

  * the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol changed, making it incompatible (and
  unusable) with Pidgin versions prior to 2.5.7. This update provides Pidgin
  2.5.8, which implements version 16 of the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol, which
  resolves this issue.

  Note: These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.5.8. Refer to the linked Pidgin
  release notes for a full list of changes.

  All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct
  these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS5")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"finch", rpm:"finch~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"finch-devel", rpm:"finch-devel~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple", rpm:"libpurple~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple-devel", rpm:"libpurple-devel~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple-perl", rpm:"libpurple-perl~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple-tcl", rpm:"libpurple-tcl~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pidgin", rpm:"pidgin~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pidgin-devel", rpm:"pidgin-devel~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pidgin-perl", rpm:"pidgin-perl~2.5.8~1.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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