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GLSA-200910-02 : Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 42214
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200910-02 (Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Pidgin:
Yuriy Kaminskiy reported that the OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, triggering an allocation of a large amount of memory (CVE-2009-1889).
Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies reported that the msn_slplink_process_msg() function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple as used in Pidgin doesn't properly process incoming SLP messages, triggering an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location (CVE-2009-2694). NOTE: This issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1376 (GLSA 200905-07).
bugdave reported that protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple as used in Pidgin does not follow the 'require TSL/SSL' preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow the XMPP specification, resulting in a connection to the server without the expected encryption (CVE-2009-3026).
Impact :
A remote attacker could send specially crafted SLP (via MSN) or ICQ web messages, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Pidgin, unauthorized information disclosure, or a Denial of Service.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/pidgin-2.5.9-r1'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 42214
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200910-02.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 10/23/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pidgin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1376, CVE-2009-1889, CVE-2009-2694, CVE-2009-3026