Pidgin up to 2.5.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-1375. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pidgin (Messaging Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving the (1) XMPP or (2) Sametime protocol.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2009. The weakness was published 05/20/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1375 since 04/23/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 62 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43751 (CentOS 4 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1060)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS 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 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50683), Tenable (43751), SecurityFocus (BID 35067†), OSVDB (54649†) and Secunia (SA35194†). Similar entries are available at VDB-48306, VDB-48304 and VDB-48303. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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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: 43751
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1060)
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OpenVAS ID: 64038
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1805-1 (pidgin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.3

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03/20/2009 🔍
04/23/2009 +34 days 🔍
05/20/2009 +27 days 🔍
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05/26/2009 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2010 +225 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1896 days 🔍
09/04/2019 +1632 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1375 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1375
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48305

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X-Force: 50683
SecurityFocus: 35067 - Pidgin Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35194
OSVDB: 54649 - Pidgin XMPP / Sametime Protocol PurpleCircBuffer Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 22156 - Pidgin Prior to 2.5.6 Memory Corruption Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1396

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/04/2019 17:47
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (83), 09/04/2019 17:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:203:103

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