Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2010-0420 First vendor Publication 2010-02-24
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

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:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing
sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0420

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11485
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11485
Title: libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing br sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.
Description: libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2010-0420
 Version: 5
Platform(s): 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:18230
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18230
Title: libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname
Description: libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2010-0420
 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:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 43

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for finch CESA-2010:0115 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0115_finch_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-01-24 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2038-3 (pidgin)
File : nvt/deb_2038_3.nasl
2010-11-16 Name : Fedora Update for pidgin FEDORA-2010-17130
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_17130_pidgin_fc12.nasl
2010-08-02 Name : Fedora Update for pidgin FEDORA-2010-11315
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_11315_pidgin_fc12.nasl
2010-06-03 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2038-2 (pidgin)
File : nvt/deb_2038_2.nasl
2010-05-28 Name : Fedora Update for pidgin FEDORA-2010-8524
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_8524_pidgin_fc12.nasl
2010-05-28 Name : Fedora Update for pidgin FEDORA-2010-8523
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_8523_pidgin_fc11.nasl
2010-05-04 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2038-1 (pidgin)
File : nvt/deb_2038_1.nasl
2010-05-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: pidgin
File : nvt/freebsd_pidgin1.nasl
2010-04-30 Name : Mandriva Update for pidgin MDVSA-2010:085 (pidgin)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_085.nasl
2010-03-02 Name : Ubuntu Update for pidgin vulnerabilities USN-902-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_902_1.nasl
2010-03-02 Name : Mandriva Update for dhcp MDVA-2010:085 (dhcp)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_085.nasl
2010-03-02 Name : Fedora Update for pidgin FEDORA-2010-1383
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_1383_pidgin_fc12.nasl
2010-03-02 Name : Fedora Update for pidgin FEDORA-2010-1279
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_1279_pidgin_fc11.nasl
2010-02-22 Name : CentOS Update for finch CESA-2010:0115 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0115_finch_centos4_i386.nasl
2010-02-19 Name : RedHat Update for pidgin RHSA-2010:0115-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0115-01_pidgin.nasl
2010-02-19 Name : Mandriva Update for pidgin MDVSA-2010:041 (pidgin)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_041.nasl
2010-01-29 Name : Mandriva Update for mjpegtools MDVA-2010:041 (mjpegtools)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_041.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2010-069-01 pidgin
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2010_069_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
62439 Pidgin XMPP Multi-user Chat Room Malformed Nickname Remote DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0115.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20100218_pidgin_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_finch-6861.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_finch-6856.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-01 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2010-1279.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-01 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2010-1383.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-01 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2010-1934.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-29 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-085.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-21 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_a2c4d3d54c7b11df83fb0015587e2cc1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-19 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-11 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2010-069-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-04 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_finch-100219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-04 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_finch-100219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-04 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_2_finch-100219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-03 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_finch-100219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-902-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-22 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2010-0115.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-19 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0115.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-19 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-041.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/03533...
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/03534...
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/03540...
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44
http://secunia.com/advisories/38563
http://secunia.com/advisories/38640
http://secunia.com/advisories/38658
http://secunia.com/advisories/38712
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://secunia.com/advisories/39509
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
http://www.osvdb.org/62439
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56399
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
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