libgadu 1.11.4/1.12.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in libgadu 1.11.4/1.12.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-3775. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in libgadu 1.11.4/1.12.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

libgadu before 1.11.4 and 1.12.0 before 1.12.0-rc3, as used in Pidgin and other products, allows remote Gadu-Gadu file relay servers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.

The weakness was presented 05/22/2014 as Bug 1099776 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3775 since 05/19/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74386 (Fedora 19 : libgadu-1.12.0-0.5.rc3.fc19 (2014-6645)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167008 (OpenSuSE Security Update for libgadu (openSUSE-SU-2014:0722-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.11.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (74386), SecurityFocus (BID 67471†), Secunia (SA58668†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44641†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: 74386
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : libgadu-1.12.0-0.5.rc3.fc19 (2014-6645)
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OpenVAS ID: 702935
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2935-1 (libgadu - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libgadu 1.11.4

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05/08/2014 🔍
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05/19/2014 +11 days 🔍
05/22/2014 +3 days 🔍
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06/10/2014 +15 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +288 days 🔍
03/21/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1099776
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3775 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69763

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SecurityFocus: 67471 - libgadu CVE-2014-3775 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 58668 - Debian update for libgadu, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44641 - libgadu Local DoS and Code Execution via a Crafted Message, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/21/2022 16:40
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (70), 05/29/2017 08:48 (6), 03/21/2022 16:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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