Pidgin up to 2.5.2 Protocol Plugin msg.c input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Pidgin up to 2.5.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file msg.c of the component Protocol Plugin. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-2318. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin up to 2.5.2 (Messaging Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file msg.c of the component Protocol Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.

The weakness was presented 07/03/2012 by Fabian Yamaguchi (Website). The advisory is available at pidgin.im. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2318 since 04/19/2012. 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 74679 (openSUSE Security Update : pidgin (openSUSE-SU-2012:0866-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120906 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 10.5/10.5a Missing).

Upgrading to version 2.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75422), Tenable (74679), SecurityFocus (BID 53400†), Secunia (SA50005†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35048†). See VDB-68767, VDB-61579, VDB-61177 and VDB-60434 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 74679
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : pidgin (openSUSE-SU-2012:0866-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 881215
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for finch CESA-2012:1102 centos5
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.3

Timelineinfo

04/19/2012 🔍
05/06/2012 +17 days 🔍
05/06/2012 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2012 +7 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +51 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +710 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1102
Researcher: Fabian Yamaguchi
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61178

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X-Force: 75422
SecurityFocus: 53400 - Pidgin MSN Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 50005
Vulnerability Center: 35048 - Pidgin Before 2.10.4 \x27msn_message_parse_payload()\x27 Allows Remote DoS via Specially Crafted Messages, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 18:48
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/11/2017 17:47 (12), 12/05/2021 18:41 (3), 12/05/2021 18:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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