Pidgin 2.10.7 MSN Module XML Response input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pidgin 2.10.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MSN Module. Performing a manipulation as part of XML Response results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-6482. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin 2.10.7 (Messaging Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component MSN Module. The manipulation as part of a XML Response leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote MSN servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted (1) SOAP response, (2) OIM XML response, or (3) Content-Length header.

The weakness was released 01/28/2014 by Fabian Yamaguchi and Christian Wressnegger with Universität Göttingen as NULL pointer dereference parsing OIM data in MSN as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pidgin.im. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6482 since 11/04/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72352 (CentOS 5 / 6 : pidgin (CESA-2014:0139)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175276 (Debian Security Update for pidgin (DSA-2859-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.10.8 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at hg.pidgin.im. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72352), SecurityFocus (BID 65188†) and OSVDB (102619†). Further details are available at linux-magazin.de. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12106, VDB-12107, VDB-12108 and VDB-12109. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 72352
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : pidgin (CESA-2014:0139)
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OpenVAS ID: 702859
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2859-1 (pidgin - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.10.8

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11/04/2013 🔍
01/27/2014 +83 days 🔍
01/28/2014 +1 days 🔍
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01/31/2014 +3 days 🔍
02/06/2014 +6 days 🔍
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06/08/2021 +2679 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: NULL pointer dereference parsing OIM data in MSN
Researcher: Fabian Yamaguchi, Christian Wressnegger
Organization: Universität Göttingen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-6482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12111

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SecurityFocus: 65188
OSVDB: 102619

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2014 10:17
Updated: 06/08/2021 19:47
Changes: 01/31/2014 10:17 (69), 05/17/2018 08:39 (7), 06/08/2021 19:47 (4)
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