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CentOS Update for finch CESA-2013:0646 centos6

🗓️ 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'finch' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. It is affecting CentOS 6 and various Pidgin-related packages including finch, finch-devel, libpurple, libpurple-devel, libpurple-perl, libpurple-tcl, and pidgin. It's recommended to install the updated packages

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-March/019648.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881691");
  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:"2013-03-15 09:53:27 +0530 (Fri, 15 Mar 2013)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-0272", "CVE-2013-0273", "CVE-2013-0274");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2013:0646");
  script_name("CentOS Update for finch CESA-2013:0646 centos6");

  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) 2013 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=CentOS6");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"finch on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple
  accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously.

  A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Pidgin MXit protocol
  plug-in. A malicious server or a remote attacker could use this flaw to
  crash Pidgin by sending a specially-crafted HTTP request. (CVE-2013-0272)

  A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Pidgin Sametime protocol plug-in.
  A malicious server or a remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Pidgin
  by sending a specially-crafted username. (CVE-2013-0273)

  A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin processed certain UPnP
  responses. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted UPnP response
  that, when processed, would crash Pidgin. (CVE-2013-0274)

  Red Hat would like to thank the Pidgin project for reporting the above
  issues. Upstream acknowledges Daniel Atallah as the original reporter of
  CVE-2013-0272.

  All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
  backported patches to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for
  this update to take effect.");
  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 == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"finch", rpm:"finch~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"finch-devel", rpm:"finch-devel~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple", rpm:"libpurple~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple-devel", rpm:"libpurple-devel~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple-perl", rpm:"libpurple-perl~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpurple-tcl", rpm:"libpurple-tcl~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pidgin", rpm:"pidgin~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pidgin-devel", rpm:"pidgin-devel~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pidgin-docs", rpm:"pidgin-docs~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pidgin-perl", rpm:"pidgin-perl~2.7.9~10.el6_4.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

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

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