Pidgin up to 2.5.2 Protocol Plugin family_feedbag.c input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Pidgin up to 2.5.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file family_feedbag.c of the component Protocol Plugin. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-4601. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin up to 2.5.2 (Messaging Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file family_feedbag.c of the component Protocol Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

family_feedbag.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.1 does not perform the expected UTF-8 validation on message data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AIM or (2) ICQ message associated with buddy-list addition.

The weakness was disclosed 12/24/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at hermes.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-4601 since 11/29/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68409 (Oracle Linux 6 : pidgin (ELSA-2011-1821)), 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 120535 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Pidgin).

Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71725), Tenable (68409), SecurityFocus (BID 51010†), Secunia (SA47219†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34116†). The entries VDB-4402, VDB-55936, VDB-56831 and VDB-61515 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 68409
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : pidgin (ELSA-2011-1821)
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OpenVAS ID: 881056
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for finch CESA-2011:1820 centos4 i386
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.3

Timelineinfo

10/20/2011 🔍
10/20/2011 +0 days 🔍
11/29/2011 +40 days 🔍
12/15/2011 +16 days 🔍
12/24/2011 +9 days 🔍
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12/26/2011 +2 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +564 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +619 days 🔍
11/28/2021 +2442 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2011:1821
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4601 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4601
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59802

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X-Force: 71725
SecurityFocus: 51010 - Pidgin OSCAR Protocol UTF-8 Message Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 47219 - Red Hat update for pidgin, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 34116 - Pidgin 2.x before 2.10.1 Remote DoS via Sending a Crafted Message Containing Certain UTF-8 Data, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/28/2021 14:24
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (67), 04/09/2017 13:06 (12), 11/28/2021 14:22 (3), 11/28/2021 14:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:F64:103

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