Pidgin up to 2.5.2 Protocol Plugin oim.c msn_oim_report_to_user resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Pidgin up to 2.5.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function msn_oim_report_to_user of the file oim.c of the component Protocol Plugin. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1178. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin up to 2.5.2 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function msn_oim_report_to_user of the file oim.c 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. CVE summarizes:

The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an OIM message that lacks UTF-8 encoding.

The weakness was shared 03/15/2012 by Thijs Alkemade (Website). The advisory is available at pidgin.im. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-1178 since 02/14/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68584 (Oracle Linux 6 : pidgin (ELSA-2012-1102)), 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 165496 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Finch, libpurple and Pidgin (SUSE-SU-2012:0782-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73997), Tenable (68584), SecurityFocus (BID 52475†), Secunia (SA50005†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34779†). The entries VDB-61178 and VDB-60433 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 68584
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : pidgin (ELSA-2012-1102)
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OpenVAS ID: 71286
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: libpurple
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.3

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04/02/2012 +18 days 🔍
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11/30/2021 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1102
Researcher: Thijs Alkemade
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60434

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X-Force: 73997
SecurityFocus: 52475 - Pidgin 'msn_oim_report_to_user()' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 50005
Vulnerability Center: 34779 - Pidgin Before 2.10.2 MSN Protocol Plugin Remote DoS via an OIM Message Without UTF-8 Encoding, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 16:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 04/10/2017 17:58 (12), 11/30/2021 16:22 (3), 11/30/2021 16:29 (1), 11/30/2021 16:37 (2)
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