Pidgin up to 2.6.1 Protocol Plugin memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Protocol Plugin. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2703. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pidgin (Messaging Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Protocol Plugin. 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. CVE summarizes:

libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a TOPIC message that lacks a topic string.

The weakness was shared 09/08/2009 by Paul (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pidgin.im. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2703. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67950 (Oracle Linux 3 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1535)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155792 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Pidgin (ELSA-2009-1453)).

Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53037), Tenable (67950), SecurityFocus (BID 36277†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23536†). The entries VDB-49848, VDB-49847, VDB-49846 and VDB-49751 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 67950
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1535)
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OpenVAS ID: 66093
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-10662 (pidgin)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.3

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09/03/2009 +29 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +614 days 🔍
08/22/2021 +2349 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pidgin.im
Researcher: Paul
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2703 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2703
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49844

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X-Force: 53037
SecurityFocus: 36277 - Pidgin Libpurple Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 23536 - Pidgin Libpurple Prior to 2.6.2 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a TOPIC Message, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/22/2021 07:32
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/15/2017 09:12 (9), 08/22/2021 07:26 (4), 08/22/2021 07:32 (1)
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