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Pidgin < 2.10.2 Multiple DoS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 58410
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Synopsis
An instant messaging client installed on the remote Windows host is potentially affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Pidgin installed on the remote host is earlier than 2.10.2 and is potentially affected by the following issues :- A denial of service vulnerability (NULL pointer dereference) in the 'pidgin_conv_chat_rename_user' function in 'gtkconv.c'. Remote attackers can trigger the vulnerability by performing certain types of nickname changes while in an XMPP chat room. (CVE-2011-4939)
- The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c allows remote servers to cause an application crash by sending an OIM message without UTF-8 encoding. (CVE-2012-1178)
Solution
Upgrade to Pidgin 2.10.2 or later.See Also
https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14392
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=60
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 58410
File Name: pidgin_2_10_2.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 3/21/2012
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin
Required KB Items: SMB/Pidgin/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-4939, CVE-2012-1178