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Pidgin < 2.10.4 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 59317
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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 2.10.4 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following issues :- An error exists in the file 'libpurple/proxy.c' that can allow certain file transfer requests to an invalid pointer to be dereferenced, leading to application crashes. (CVE-2012-2214)
- An error exists in the function 'msn_message_parse_payload' in the file 'libpurple/protocols/msn/msg.c' that can allow certain characters or character encodings to crash the application. (CVE-2012-2318)
Solution
Upgrade to Pidgin 2.10.4 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 59317
File Name: pidgin_2_10_4.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/31/2012
Updated: 7/24/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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: 5/6/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-2214, CVE-2012-2318