Pidgin up to 2.6.1 XMPP Protocol Plugin denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Pidgin. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component XMPP Protocol Plugin. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3085. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin (Messaging Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component XMPP Protocol Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a custom smiley, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via XHTML-IM content with cid: images.

The weakness was presented 09/08/2009 by Paul (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pidgin.im. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3085. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43793 (CentOS 4 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1453)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS 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 Tenable (43793), SecurityFocus (BID 36277†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23537†). See VDB-49847, VDB-49846, VDB-49844 and VDB-49751 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Nessus ID: 43793
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1453)
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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pidgin.im
Researcher: Paul
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3085 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3085
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49848

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SecurityFocus: 36277 - Pidgin Libpurple Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 23537 - Pidgin Libpurple Prior to 2.6.2 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a XHTML-IM Content with CID: Images, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/22/2021 08:11
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/15/2017 09:13 (9), 08/22/2021 08:09 (4), 08/22/2021 08:11 (1)
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