Pidgin 2.10.7 MSN Module SOAP Response input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Pidgin 2.10.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component MSN Module. Executing a manipulation as part of SOAP Response can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-6482. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin 2.10.7 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component MSN Module. The manipulation as part of a SOAP Response 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:

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 disclosed 01/28/2014 by Fabian Yamaguchi and Christian Wressnegger with Universität Göttingen as NULL pointer dereference parsing SOAP data in MSN as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pidgin.im. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-6482 since 11/04/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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. 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), OSVDB (102620†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43171†). Additional details are provided at linux-magazin.de. The entries VDB-12106, VDB-12107, VDB-12108 and VDB-12109 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: NULL pointer dereference parsing SOAP 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-100-12112

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OSVDB: 102620
Vulnerability Center: 43171 - Pidgin Prior to 2.10.8 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a SOAP Response - CVE-2013-6482, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2014 10:17
Updated: 06/08/2021 19:55
Changes: 01/31/2014 10:17 (76), 05/20/2017 10:27 (2), 06/08/2021 19:55 (3)
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