Executive Summary



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Summary
Title pidgin security and bug fix update
Informations
Name RHSA-2008:0584 First vendor Publication 2008-07-09
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2008-07-09
Severity (Vendor) Important Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 6.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated Pidgin packages that fix a security issue and address a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client.

An integer overflow flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2008-2927)

Note: the default Pidgin privacy setting only allows messages from users in the buddy list. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this flaw.

This update also addresses the following bug:

* when attempting to connect to the ICQ network, Pidgin would fail to connect, present an alert saying the "The client version you are using is too old", and de-activate the ICQ account. This update restores Pidgin's ability to connect to the ICQ network.

All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

453634 - RHEL5 - Fix ICQ login 453764 - CVE-2008-2927 pidgin MSN integer overflow 453773 - RHEL4 - Fix ICQ login 453774 - RHEL3 - Fix ICQ login

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0584.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-189 Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11695
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11695
Title: 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 before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955.
Description: 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 before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-2927
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13618
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13618
Title: DSA-1805-1 pidgin -- several
Description: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2009-1373 A buffer overflow in the Jabber file transfer code may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. CVE-2009-1375 Memory corruption in an internal library may lead to denial of service. CVE-2009-1376 The patch provided for the security issue tracked as CVE-2008-2927 - integer overflows in the MSN protocol handler - was found to be incomplete. The old stable distribution is affected under the source package name gaim. However, due to build problems the updated packages couldn't be released along with the stable version. It will be released once the build problem is resolved. For the stable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny2. For the unstable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin packages.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1805-1
CVE-2009-1373
CVE-2009-1375
CVE-2009-1376
CVE-2008-2927
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Product(s): pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17871
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17871
Title: USN-675-2 -- gaim vulnerability
Description: It was discovered that Gaim did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the MSN protocol handler.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-675-2
CVE-2008-2927
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 6.06
Product(s): gaim
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17972
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17972
Title: 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 before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955
Description: 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 before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-2927
Version: 3
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Product(s): Pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18744
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18744
Title: DSA-1610-1 gaim - execution of arbitrary code
Description: It was discovered that gaim, an multi-protocol instant messaging client, was vulnerable to several integer overflows in its MSN protocol handlers. These could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1610-1
CVE-2008-2927
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): gaim
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22403
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22403
Title: ELSA-2008:0584: pidgin security and bug fix update (Important)
Description: 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 before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2008:0584-01
CVE-2008-2927
Version: 6
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29144
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29144
Title: RHSA-2008:0584 -- pidgin security and bug fix update (Important)
Description: Updated Pidgin packages that fix a security issue and address a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Pidgin is a multi-protocol Internet Messaging client.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2008:0584
CESA-2008:0584-CentOS 3
CESA-2008:0584-CentOS 5
CVE-2008-2927
Version: 3
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 5
Product(s): pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8061
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8061
Title: DSA-1610 gaim -- integer overflow
Description: It was discovered that gaim, an multi-protocol instant messaging client, was vulnerable to several integer overflows in its MSN protocol handlers. These could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1610
CVE-2008-2927
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): gaim
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8328
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8328
Title: DSA-1805 pidgin -- several vulnerabilities
Description: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: A buffer overflow in the Jabber file transfer code may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. Memory corruption in an internal library may lead to denial of service. The patch provided for the security issue tracked as CVE-2008-2927 - integer overflows in the MSN protocol handler - was found to be incomplete. The old stable distribution (etch) is affected under the source package name gaim. However, due to build problems the updated packages couldn't be released along with the stable version. It will be released once the build problem is resolved.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1805
CVE-2009-1373
CVE-2009-1375
CVE-2009-1376
CVE-2008-2927
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Product(s): pidgin
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 12
Application 20

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2009:1059 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1059_pidgin_centos3_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for finch CESA-2009:1060 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1060_finch_centos5_i386.nasl
2009-12-10 Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:321 (pidgin)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_321.nasl
2009-09-02 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1870-1 (pidgin)
File : nvt/deb_1870_1.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:173 (pidgin)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_173.nasl
2009-07-06 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:147 (pidgin)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_147.nasl
2009-06-30 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:140 (gaim)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_140.nasl
2009-06-23 Name : FreeBSD Ports: pidgin, libpurple, finch
File : nvt/freebsd_pidgin.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-5552 (pidgin)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_5552.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-5583 (pidgin)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_5583.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-5597 (pidgin)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_5597.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:127 (gaim)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_127.nasl
2009-05-25 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1060
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1060.nasl
2009-05-25 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1060 (pidgin)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1060.nasl
2009-05-25 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1059 (pidgin)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1059.nasl
2009-05-25 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1805-1 (pidgin)
File : nvt/deb_1805_1.nasl
2009-05-25 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1059
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1059.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for pidgin MDVSA-2008:143 (pidgin)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_143.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for pidgin vulnerabilities USN-675-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_675_1.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for gaim vulnerability USN-675-2
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_675_2.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for pidgin RHSA-2008:0584-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0584-01_pidgin.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2008:0584 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0584_pidgin_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2008:0584 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0584_pidgin_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2008:0584 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0584_pidgin_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for pidgin CESA-2008:0584 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0584_pidgin_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-01-26 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200901-13 (pidgin)
File : nvt/glsa_200901_13.nasl
2008-08-22 Name : Pidgin MSN SLP Message Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Linux)
File : nvt/secpod_pidgin_intgr_overflow_lin_900009.nasl
2008-08-22 Name : Pidgin MSN SLP Message Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Win)
File : nvt/secpod_pidgin_intgr_overflow_win_900008.nasl
2008-08-15 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1610-1 (gaim)
File : nvt/deb_1610_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
48330 Adium MSN Protocol Handler slplink.c msn_slplink_process_msg Function SLP Mes...

46838 Pidgin MSN Protocol Handler slplink.c msn_slplink_process_msg Function SLP Me...

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2018-06-26 Pidgin MSN MSNP2P SLP message integer overflow attempt
RuleID : 46784 - Revision : 1 - Type : SERVER-OTHER
2016-04-05 Pidgin MSN MSNP2P message integer overflow attempt
RuleID : 37960 - Revision : 2 - Type : SERVER-OTHER
2014-01-10 Pidgin MSNP2P message integer overflow attempt
RuleID : 14263 - Revision : 8 - Type : POLICY-SOCIAL

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1060.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1059.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0584.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20080711_pidgin_on_SL_3_0_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_finch-5573.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1870.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-1060.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-12-07 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-321.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_finch-080903.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-01 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-147.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-06-03 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-5552.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-06-03 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-5583.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-06-03 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-5597.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-26 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200905-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1805.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-23 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1060.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-23 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-1059.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-23 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1059.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-143.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-675-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-675-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-21 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200901-13.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-14 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_finch-5592.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-12 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_gaim-5421.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-07-16 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1610.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-07-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0584.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-07-10 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0584.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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