Pidgin 2.10.7 XMPP Protocol Plugin from input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pidgin 2.10.7 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component XMPP Protocol Plugin. The manipulation of the argument from as part of IQ Reply leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-6483. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin 2.10.7 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component XMPP Protocol Plugin. The manipulation of the argument from as part of a IQ Reply 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly determine whether the from address in an iq reply is consistent with the to address in an iq request, which allows remote attackers to spoof iq traffic or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted reply.

The weakness was presented 01/28/2014 as XMPP doesn't verify 'from' on some iq replies as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at pidgin.im. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6483 since 11/04/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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 X-Force (91301), Tenable (72352), OSVDB (102621†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43168†). linux-magazin.de is providing further details. See VDB-12106, VDB-12107, VDB-12108 and VDB-12109 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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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 🔍
01/28/2014 +85 days 🔍
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01/31/2014 +3 days 🔍
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06/08/2021 +2679 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: XMPP doesn't verify 'from' on some iq replies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12113

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X-Force: 91301 - Pidgin XMPP protocol denial of service, Medium Risk
OSVDB: 102621
Vulnerability Center: 43168 - Pidgin Prior to 2.10.8 Remote Spoofing Vulnerability due to an Error in XMPP - CVE-2013-6483, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2014 10:17
Updated: 06/08/2021 20:02
Changes: 01/31/2014 10:17 (79), 05/20/2017 10:27 (2), 06/08/2021 20:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:284:103

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