Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Pidgin vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2216-1 | First vendor Publication | 2014-05-21 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2014-05-21 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Pidgin could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - pidgin: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X Details: It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain messages from Gadu-Gadu file relay servers. A malicious remote server or a man in the middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 13.10: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to restart Pidgin to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2216-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24012 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24012 | ||
| Title: | USN-2216-1 -- pidgin vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Pidgin could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-2216-1 CVE-2014-3775 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu 13.10 Ubuntu 12.04 | Product(s): | pidgin |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24375 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24375 | ||
| Title: | USN-2215-1 -- libgadu vulnerability | ||
| Description: | libgadu could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-2215-1 CVE-2014-3775 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 13.10 Ubuntu 12.04 | Product(s): | libgadu |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24796 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24796 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2935-1 libgadu - security update | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that malformed responses from a Gadu-Gadu file relay server could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code in applications linked to the libgadu library. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2935-1 CVE-2014-3775 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 7.0 | Product(s): | libgadu |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-08-17 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201508-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2014-400.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-11 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2014-121.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-6645.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-02 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-6687.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-05-22 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2935.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-05-22 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2215-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-05-22 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2216-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-05-23 17:24:48 |
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| 2014-05-23 13:23:57 |
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| 2014-05-22 17:25:06 |
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| 2014-05-21 17:20:09 |
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