Pidgin IM 2.x MSN File Transfer File Name input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pidgin IM 2.x (Messaging Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component MSN File Transfer File Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function.

The bug was discovered 06/25/2008. The weakness was released 07/01/2008 by uan Pablo Lopez Yacubian as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2955 since 07/01/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67774 (Oracle Linux 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2008-1023)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117207 (CentOS Security Update for Pidgin (CESA-2008:1023)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at pidgin.im. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43407), Exploit-DB (32749), Tenable (67774), SecurityFocus (BID 29985†) and OSVDB (46576†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-43589, VDB-43005 and VDB-43004. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 67774
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2008-1023)
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OpenVAS ID: 880168
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: pidgin.im

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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: uan Pablo Lopez Yacubian
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3746

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X-Force: 43407
SecurityFocus: 29985 - Pidgin UPnP and Jabber Protocols Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33102 - Red Hat update for pidgin, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 46576 - Pidgin MSN File Transfer msn_slplink_process_msg Function Crafted Filename Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 19518 - Pidgin 2.4.1 Remote Denial of Service via a Long Filename, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1947

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2008 07:22 PM
Updated: 12/24/2024 07:24 AM
Changes: 07/18/2008 07:22 PM (97), 08/17/2019 11:41 AM (1), 12/24/2024 07:24 AM (22)
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