Pidgin up to 2.11.x out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Pidgin up to 2.11.x. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2640. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pidgin up to 2.11.x (Messaging Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content. A malicious remote server could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgin or execute arbitrary code in the context of the pidgin process.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2017. The weakness was released 03/15/2017 as [slackware-security] pidgin (SSA:2017-074-01) as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2640 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/19/2020).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99151 (openSUSE Security Update : pidgin (openSUSE-2017-410)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169915 (OpenSUSE Security Update for pidgin (openSUSE-SU-2017:0925-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.12.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99151) and SecurityFocus (BID 96775†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68054 and VDB-68057. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 99151
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : pidgin (openSUSE-2017-410)
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OpenVAS ID: 871165
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for pidgin RHSA-2017:1854-01
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.12.0

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
03/09/2017 +98 days 🔍
03/15/2017 +6 days 🔍
03/15/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2017 +2 days 🔍
03/20/2017 +3 days 🔍
04/03/2017 +14 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +479 days 🔍
08/19/2020 +754 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: [slackware-security] pidgin (SSA:2017-074-01)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98221

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SecurityFocus: 96775 - Pidgin CVE 2017-2640 Out of Bounds Write Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2640 - Pidgin - Out-of-Bounds Write Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2017 08:23
Updated: 08/19/2020 15:01
Changes: 03/17/2017 08:23 (75), 08/19/2020 15:01 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:35D:103

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