Pidgin up to 2.7.8 Protocol Plugin directconn.c input validation
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Pidgin (Messaging Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file directconn.c of the component Protocol Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session.
The weakness was released 01/07/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pidgin.im. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4528. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75488 (openSUSE Security Update : finch (openSUSE-SU-2011:0021-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120535 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Pidgin).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64332) and Tenable (75488). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4402, 56831, 61515 and 60433.
Product
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Version
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 2.7.8
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 75488
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : finch (openSUSE-SU-2011:0021-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 831293
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for pidgin MDVSA-2010:259 (pidgin)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/09/2010 🔍12/27/2010 🔍
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01/31/2011 🔍
06/13/2014 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: pidgin.imStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4528 (🔍)
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X-Force: 64332
Vulnerability Center: 29454 - libpurple 2.7.6-2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Short p2pv2 Packet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 45581 - Libpurple MSN Short Packets Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 42732
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 23:27Updated: 10/08/2021 02:14
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (63), 03/14/2017 11:57 (8), 10/08/2021 02:06 (5), 10/08/2021 02:14 (1)
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