Pidgin up to 2.14.8 DNS Response certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pidgin up to 2.14.8. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DNS Response Handler. This manipulation causes certificate validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-26491. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Pidgin up to 2.14.8 (Messaging Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DNS Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/03/2022. The advisory is shared at pidgin.im. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-26491 since 03/06/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.14.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.14.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/06/2022 🔍
06/03/2022 +88 days 🔍
06/03/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pidgin.im
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201097

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2022 08:15
Updated: 06/05/2022 13:20
Changes: 06/03/2022 08:15 (40), 06/05/2022 13:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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