Scientific Linux Security Update : pidgin on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140205)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 72365

Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin processed certain HTTP responses. A malicious server could send a specially crafted HTTP response, causing Pidgin to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2013-6485)

Multiple heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in several protocol plug-ins in Pidgin (Gadu-Gadu, MXit, SIMPLE). A malicious server could send a specially crafted message, causing Pidgin to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2013-6487, CVE-2013-6489, CVE-2013-6490)

Multiple denial of service flaws were found in several protocol plug-ins in Pidgin (Yahoo!, XMPP, MSN, stun, IRC). A remote attacker could use these flaws to crash Pidgin by sending a specially crafted message. (CVE-2012-6152, CVE-2013-6477, CVE-2013-6481, CVE-2013-6482, CVE-2013-6484, CVE-2014-0020)

It was found that the Pidgin XMPP protocol plug-in did not verify the origin of 'iq' replies. A remote attacker could use this flaw to spoof an 'iq' reply, which could lead to injection of fake data or cause Pidgin to crash via a NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2013-6483)

A flaw was found in the way Pidgin parsed certain HTTP response headers. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Pidgin via a specially crafted HTTP response header. (CVE-2013-6479)

It was found that Pidgin crashed when a mouse pointer was hovered over a long URL. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Pidgin by sending a message containing a long URL string. (CVE-2013-6478)

Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1d5317cb

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 72365

File Name: sl_20140205_pidgin_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/6/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:finch, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:finch-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libpurple, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libpurple-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libpurple-perl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libpurple-tcl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pidgin, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pidgin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pidgin-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pidgin-docs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pidgin-perl, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6152, CVE-2013-6477, CVE-2013-6478, CVE-2013-6479, CVE-2013-6481, CVE-2013-6482, CVE-2013-6483, CVE-2013-6484, CVE-2013-6485, CVE-2013-6487, CVE-2013-6489, CVE-2013-6490, CVE-2014-0020