Slackware Linux 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / 15.0 / current pidgin Vulnerability (SSA:2022-120-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 160394

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to pidgin.

Description

The version of pidgin installed on the remote host is prior to 2.12.0 / 2.14.9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2022-120-01 advisory.

- An issue was discovered in Pidgin before 2.14.9. A remote attacker who can spoof DNS responses can redirect a client connection to a malicious server. The client will perform TLS certificate verification of the malicious domain name instead of the original XMPP service domain, allowing the attacker to take over control over the XMPP connection and to obtain user credentials and all communication content. This is similar to CVE-2022-24968. (CVE-2022-26491)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected pidgin package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 160394

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2022-120-01.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Slackware Local Security Checks

Published: 4/30/2022

Updated: 6/10/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26491

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:pidgin, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26491

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