VDB-91847 · CVE-2016-2379 · BID 91335

Pidgin up to 2.10.x missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin up to 2.10.x. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2379. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pidgin up to 2.10.x (Messaging Software). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 06/21/2016 by Yves Younan with Cisco Talos as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pidgin.im. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-2379 since 02/12/2016. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370081 (Pidgin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 91335†). The entries VDB-91844, VDB-91845, VDB-91846 and VDB-91848 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/12/2016 🔍
06/21/2016 +130 days 🔍
06/21/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2016 +93 days 🔍
10/10/2024 +2940 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pidgin.im
Researcher: Yves Younan
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-2379 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2379
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91847
SecurityFocus: 91335 - Pidgin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2016 18:04
Updated: 10/10/2024 21:34
Changes: 09/22/2016 18:04 (40), 04/23/2019 18:18 (7), 09/19/2022 15:52 (2), 09/19/2022 15:58 (18), 10/10/2024 21:34 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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