Pidgin up to 2.5.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pidgin and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1373. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Pidgin (Messaging Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2009. The weakness was presented 05/26/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1373 since 04/23/2009. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38878 (Debian DSA-1805-1 : pidgin - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155917 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Pidgin (ELSA-2009-1060)).

Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50682), Tenable (38878), SecurityFocus (BID 35067†), OSVDB (54646†) and Secunia (SA35194†). See VDB-48306, VDB-48305 and VDB-48304 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38878
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1805-1 : pidgin - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64038
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1805-1 (pidgin)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.3

Timelineinfo

04/23/2009 🔍
05/02/2009 +9 days 🔍
05/21/2009 +19 days 🔍
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05/22/2009 +1 days 🔍
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05/24/2009 +2 days 🔍
05/25/2009 +1 days 🔍
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05/26/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2121 days 🔍
09/04/2019 +1632 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1373 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1373
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48303

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X-Force: 50682
SecurityFocus: 35067 - Pidgin Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35194
OSVDB: 54646 - CVE-2009-1373 - Pidgin - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22153 - Pidgin Prior to 2.5.6 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1396

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/04/2019 17:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (79), 09/04/2019 17:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:09C:103

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