Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-2957 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Pidgin 2.0.0

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
pidgin
CWE-20
nessus
NVD
Published: 2008-07-01
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Pidgin
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2009-025.NASL
    descriptionThe NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed service. (CVE-2008-3532) Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function. (CVE-2008-2955) The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL. (CVE-2008-2957) The updated packages have been patched to fix these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36534
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36534
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : pidgin (MDVSA-2009:025)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:025. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(36534);
  script_version ("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:51");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2955", "CVE-2008-2957", "CVE-2008-3532");
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2009:025");

  script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pidgin (MDVSA-2009:025)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.1 does not verify SSL
certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a
user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed
service. (CVE-2008-3532)

Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as
demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the
msn_slplink_process_msg function. (CVE-2008-2955)

The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions,
allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and
cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP
packet that specifies an arbitrary URL. (CVE-2008-2957)

The updated packages have been patched to fix these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(20, 310);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:finch");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64finch0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64purple-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64purple0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libfinch0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpurple-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpurple0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-bonjour");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-client");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-gevolution");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-i18n");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-meanwhile");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-mono");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-silc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pidgin-tcl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/01/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"finch-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64finch0-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64purple-devel-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64purple0-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libfinch0-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-devel-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple0-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-bonjour-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-client-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-gevolution-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-i18n-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-meanwhile-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-mono-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-perl-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-silc-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"pidgin-tcl-2.4.1-2.3mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200901-13.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200901-13 (Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin and the libpurple library: A participant to the TippingPoint ZDI reported multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg() function in the MSN protocol implementation (CVE-2008-2927). Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian is credited for reporting a use-after-free flaw in msn_slplink_process_msg() in the MSN protocol implementation (CVE-2008-2955). The included UPnP server does not limit the size of data to be downloaded for UPnP service discovery, according to a report by Andrew Hunt and Christian Grothoff (CVE-2008-2957). Josh Triplett discovered that the NSS plugin for libpurple does not properly verify SSL certificates (CVE-2008-3532). Impact : A remote attacker could send specially crafted messages or files using the MSN protocol which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or crash Pidgin. NOTE: Successful exploitation might require the victim
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35432
    published2009-01-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35432
    titleGLSA-200901-13 : Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200901-13.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35432);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:45");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2927", "CVE-2008-2955", "CVE-2008-2957", "CVE-2008-3532");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200901-13");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200901-13 : Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200901-13
(Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin and the
    libpurple library:
    A participant to the TippingPoint ZDI reported multiple integer
    overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg() function in the MSN protocol
    implementation (CVE-2008-2927).
    Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian is credited for reporting a use-after-free
    flaw in msn_slplink_process_msg() in the MSN protocol implementation
    (CVE-2008-2955).
    The included UPnP server does not limit the size of data to be
    downloaded for UPnP service discovery, according to a report by Andrew
    Hunt and Christian Grothoff (CVE-2008-2957).
    Josh Triplett discovered that the NSS plugin for libpurple does not
    properly verify SSL certificates (CVE-2008-3532).
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could send specially crafted messages or files using
    the MSN protocol which could result in the execution of arbitrary code
    or crash Pidgin. NOTE: Successful exploitation might require the
    victim's interaction. Furthermore, an attacker could conduct
    man-in-the-middle attacks to obtain sensitive information using bad
    certificates and cause memory and disk resources to exhaust.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200901-13"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/pidgin-2.5.1'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(20, 189, 310);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pidgin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/01/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/01/21");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"net-im/pidgin", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.5.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.5.1"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Pidgin");
}
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2008-1023.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:1023 : Updated Pidgin packages that fix several security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client. A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id67774
    published2013-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67774
    titleOracle Linux 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2008-1023)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:1023 and 
# Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2008-1023 respectively.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(67774);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2955", "CVE-2008-2957", "CVE-2008-3532");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2008:1023");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2008-1023)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:1023 :

Updated Pidgin packages that fix several security issues and bugs are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client.

A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler.
If a remote user was able to send, and the Pidgin user accepted, a
carefully-crafted file request, it could result in Pidgin crashing.
(CVE-2008-2955)

A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin's Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP) request handling. A malicious UPnP server could send a request
to Pidgin, causing it to download an excessive amount of data,
consuming all available memory or disk space. (CVE-2008-2957)

A flaw was found in the way Pidgin handled SSL certificates. The NSS
SSL implementation in Pidgin did not properly verify the authenticity
of SSL certificates. This could have resulted in users unknowingly
connecting to a malicious SSL service. (CVE-2008-3532)

In addition, this update upgrades pidgin from version 2.3.1 to version
2.5.2, with many additional stability and functionality fixes from the
Pidgin Project.

Note: the Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) chat network
protocol has recently changed, affecting all versions of pidgin
shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Pidgin cannot currently connect to the latest version of the SILC
server (1.1.14): it fails to properly exchange keys during initial
login. This update does not correct this. Red Hat Bugzilla #474212
(linked to in the References section) has more information.

Note: after the errata packages are installed, Pidgin must be
restarted for the update to take effect.

All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contains Pidgin version 2.5.2 and resolves these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-December/000832.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected pidgin packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(20, 310);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:finch");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:finch-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpurple-tcl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pidgin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pidgin-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pidgin-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/07/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/07/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/OracleLinux")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Oracle Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux 4", "Oracle Linux " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Oracle Linux", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"finch-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "finch / finch-devel / libpurple / libpurple-devel / libpurple-perl / etc");
}
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2008-1023.NASL
    descriptionUpdated Pidgin packages that fix several security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client. A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35181
    published2008-12-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35181
    titleRHEL 4 / 5 : pidgin (RHSA-2008:1023)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:1023. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35181);
  script_version ("1.23");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2955", "CVE-2008-2957", "CVE-2008-3532");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2008:1023");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 4 / 5 : pidgin (RHSA-2008:1023)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated Pidgin packages that fix several security issues and bugs are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client.

A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler.
If a remote user was able to send, and the Pidgin user accepted, a
carefully-crafted file request, it could result in Pidgin crashing.
(CVE-2008-2955)

A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin's Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP) request handling. A malicious UPnP server could send a request
to Pidgin, causing it to download an excessive amount of data,
consuming all available memory or disk space. (CVE-2008-2957)

A flaw was found in the way Pidgin handled SSL certificates. The NSS
SSL implementation in Pidgin did not properly verify the authenticity
of SSL certificates. This could have resulted in users unknowingly
connecting to a malicious SSL service. (CVE-2008-3532)

In addition, this update upgrades pidgin from version 2.3.1 to version
2.5.2, with many additional stability and functionality fixes from the
Pidgin Project.

Note: the Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) chat network
protocol has recently changed, affecting all versions of pidgin
shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Pidgin cannot currently connect to the latest version of the SILC
server (1.1.14): it fails to properly exchange keys during initial
login. This update does not correct this. Red Hat Bugzilla #474212
(linked to in the References section) has more information.

Note: after the errata packages are installed, Pidgin must be
restarted for the update to take effect.

All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contains Pidgin version 2.5.2 and resolves these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2955"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2957"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-3532"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474212"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:1023"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(20, 310);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:finch");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:finch-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpurple");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpurple-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpurple-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpurple-tcl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pidgin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pidgin-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pidgin-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/07/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(4|5)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 4.x / 5.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2008:1023";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"finch-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"finch-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"pidgin-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el4")) flag++;


  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"finch-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"finch-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"finch-devel-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-devel-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-perl-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpurple-tcl-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"pidgin-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"pidgin-devel-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"pidgin-perl-2.5.2-6.el5")) flag++;


  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "finch / finch-devel / libpurple / libpurple-devel / libpurple-perl / etc");
  }
}
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2008-1023.NASL
    descriptionUpdated Pidgin packages that fix several security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client. A denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35260
    published2008-12-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35260
    titleCentOS 4 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2008:1023)
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20081215_PIDGIN_ON_SL4_X.NASL
    descriptionA denial-of-service flaw was found in Pidgin
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id60505
    published2012-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60505
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : pidgin on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2009-321.NASL
    descriptionSecurity vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in pidgin : The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed service. (CVE-2008-3532) Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function. (CVE-2008-2955) The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL. (CVE-2008-2957) Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information (CVE-2009-1373). Buffer overflow in the decrypt_out function in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a QQ packet (CVE-2009-1374). The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving the (1) XMPP or (2) Sametime protocol (CVE-2009-1375). Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c and (2) libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 on 32-bit platforms allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, leading to buffer overflows. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927 (CVE-2009-1376). The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory (CVE-2009-1889). The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple, as used in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.9 and Adium 1.3.5 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by sending multiple crafted SLP (aka MSNSLP) messages to trigger an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1376 (CVE-2009-2694). Unspecified vulnerability in Pidgin 2.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a link in a Yahoo IM (CVE-2009-3025) protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0, and possibly other versions, does not follow the require TLS/SSL preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow the XMPP specification, which causes libpurple to connect to the server without the expected encryption and allows remote attackers to sniff sessions (CVE-2009-3026). libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a TOPIC message that lacks a topic string (CVE-2009-2703). The msn_slp_sip_recv function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an SLP invite message that lacks certain required fields, as demonstrated by a malformed message from a KMess client (CVE-2009-3083). The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.6.0 and 2.6.1, as used in Pidgin before 2.6.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a handwritten (aka Ink) message, related to an uninitialized variable and the incorrect UTF16-LE charset name (CVE-2009-3084). The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a custom smiley, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via XHTML-IM content with cid: images (CVE-2009-3085). This update provides pidgin 2.6.2, which is not vulnerable to these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id43024
    published2009-12-07
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/43024
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : pidgin (MDVSA-2009:321)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-675-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2008-2927) It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle file transfers containing a long filename and special characters in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted filename in a file transfer request and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-2955) It was discovered that Pidgin did not impose resource limitations in the UPnP service. A remote attacker could cause Pidgin to download arbitrary files and cause a denial of service from memory or disk space exhaustion. (CVE-2008-2957) It was discovered that Pidgin did not validate SSL certificates when using a secure connection. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information. This update alters Pidgin behaviour by asking users to confirm the validity of a certificate upon initial login. (CVE-2008-3532). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36899
    published2009-04-23
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2008-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2009-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36899
    titleUbuntu 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : pidgin vulnerabilities (USN-675-1)

Oval

  • accepted2013-09-30T04:00:39.314-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
    definition_extensions
    commentPidgin is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:12366
    descriptionThe UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:17599
    statusaccepted
    submitted2013-08-16T15:36:10.221-04:00
    titleThe UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL
    version4
  • accepted2013-04-29T04:18:13.504-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameAharon Chernin
      organizationSCAP.com, LLC
    • nameDragos Prisaca
      organizationG2, Inc.
    definition_extensions
    • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
    • commentCentOS Linux 4.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
    • commentOracle Linux 4.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
    • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
    • commentThe operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
    • commentOracle Linux 5.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
    descriptionThe UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL.
    familyunix
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9076
    statusaccepted
    submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
    titleThe UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL.
    version28

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2008:1023
rpms
  • finch-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • finch-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • finch-devel-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • finch-devel-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • libpurple-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • libpurple-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • libpurple-devel-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • libpurple-devel-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • libpurple-perl-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • libpurple-perl-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • libpurple-tcl-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • libpurple-tcl-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • pidgin-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • pidgin-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • pidgin-debuginfo-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • pidgin-debuginfo-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • pidgin-devel-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • pidgin-devel-0:2.5.2-6.el5
  • pidgin-perl-0:2.5.2-6.el4
  • pidgin-perl-0:2.5.2-6.el5

References