Pidgin up to 2.6.2 Protocol Plugin resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pidgin. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Protocol Plugin. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-3615. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin (Messaging Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Protocol Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at developer.pidgin.im. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3615. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67951 (Oracle Linux 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1536)), 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 155781 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Pidgin (ELSA-2009-1535)).

Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53807), Tenable (67951), SecurityFocus (BID 36719†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23863†). See VDB-49750 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67951
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1536)
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OpenVAS ID: 66212
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1932-1 (pidgin)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.3

Timelineinfo

10/09/2009 🔍
10/16/2009 +7 days 🔍
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10/20/2009 +4 days 🔍
10/20/2009 +0 days 🔍
10/27/2009 +7 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1354 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +614 days 🔍
08/24/2021 +2351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: developer.pidgin.im
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3615 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3615
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50513

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X-Force: 53807
SecurityFocus: 36719 - Pidgin OSCAR Plugin Invalid Memory Access Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23863 - Pidgin < 2.6.3 and Adium < 1.3.7 OSCAR Protocol Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 08:37
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/16/2017 10:02 (8), 08/24/2021 08:36 (4), 08/24/2021 08:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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