Pidgin 2.2.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pidgin 2.2.0 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-4996. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pidgin 2.2.0 (Messaging Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver s buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."

The bug was discovered 10/01/2007. The weakness was published 10/01/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pidgin.im. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4996 since 09/20/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27770 (Fedora 7 : pidgin-2.2.1-1.fc7 (2007-2368)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36884), Tenable (27770), SecurityFocus (BID 25872†), OSVDB (38694†) and Secunia (SA27010†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27770
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : pidgin-2.2.1-1.fc7 (2007-2368)
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OpenVAS ID: 861010
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.2.0

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pidgin.im
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-4996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39035

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X-Force: 36884
SecurityFocus: 25872 - Pidgin MSN Nudge Messages Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 27010
OSVDB: 38694 - CVE-2007-4996 - Pidgin - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16332 - Pidgin MSN Nudge Messages Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3321

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/27/2019 11:38
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (71), 07/27/2019 11:38 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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