Executive Summary
| Summary | |
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| Title | New pidgin packages fix regression |
| Informations | |||
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| Name | DSA-2038 | First vendor Publication | 2010-04-18 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2010-11-13 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 3 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| The packages for Pidgin released as DSA 2038-2 had a regression, as they unintentionally disabled the Silc, Simple, and Yahoo instant messaging protocols. This update restore that functionality. For reference the original advisory text below. Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a multi protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2010-0420 Crafted nicknames in the XMPP protocol can crash Pidgin remotely. CVE-2010-0423 Remote contacts may send too many custom smilies, crashing Pidgin. Since a few months, Microsoft's servers for MSN have changed the protocol, making Pidgin non-functional for use with MSN. It is not feasible to port these changes to the version of Pidgin in Debian Lenny. This update formalises that situation by disabling the protocol in the client. Users of the MSN protocol are advised to use the version of Pidgin in the repositories of www.backports.org. For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny8. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin package. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
| 50 % | 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): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12923 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12923 | ||
| Title: | USN-902-1 -- pidgin vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that Pidgin incorrectly validated all fields of an incoming message in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. Sadrul Habib Chowdhury discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain nicknames in Finch group chat rooms. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted nickname and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. Antti Hayrynen discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled large numbers of smileys. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to become unresponsive, leading to a denial of service | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-902-1 CVE-2010-0277 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04 | Product(s): | pidgin |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13098 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13098 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2038-1 pidgin -- several | ||
| Description: | Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a multi-protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2010-0420 Crafted nicknames in the XMPP protocol can crash Pidgin remotely. CVE-2010-0423 Remote contacts may send too many custom smilies, crashing Pidgin. Since a few months, Microsoft's servers for MSN have changed the protocol, making Pidgin non-functional for use with MSN. It is not feasible to port these changes to the version of Pidgin in Debian Lenny. This update formalises that situation by disabling the protocol in the client. Users of the MSN protocol are advised to use the version of Pidgin in the repositories of www.backports.org. For the stable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny6. For the unstable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin package. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2038-1 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 | Product(s): | pidgin |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13498 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13498 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2038-2 pidgin -- several | ||
| Description: | The packages for Pidgin released as DSA 2038-1 had a regression, as they unintentionally disabled the Zephyr instant messaging protocol. This update restores Zephyr functionality. For reference the original advisory text below. Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a multi protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2010-0420 Crafted nicknames in the XMPP protocol can crash Pidgin remotely. CVE-2010-0423 Remote contacts may send too many custom smilies, crashing Pidgin. Since a few months, Microsoft’s servers for MSN have changed the protocol, making Pidgin non-functional for use with MSN. It is not feasible to port these changes to the version of Pidgin in Debian Lenny. This update formalises that situation by disabling the protocol in the client. Users of the MSN protocol are advised to use the version of Pidgin in the repositories of www.backports.org. For the stable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny7. For the unstable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin package. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2038-2 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 | Product(s): | pidgin |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13590 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13590 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2038-3 pidgin -- several | ||
| Description: | The packages for Pidgin released as DSA 2038-2 had a regression, as they unintentionally disabled the Silc, Simple, and Yahoo instant messaging protocols. This update restores that functionality. For reference the original advisory text below. Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a multi-protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2010-0420 Crafted nicknames in the XMPP protocol can crash Pidgin remotely. CVE-2010-0423 Remote contacts may send too many custom smilies, crashing Pidgin. Since a few months, Microsoft’s servers for MSN have changed the protocol, making Pidgin non-functional for use with MSN. It is not feasible to port these changes to the version of Pidgin in Debian Lenny. This update formalises that situation by disabling the protocol in the client. Users of the MSN protocol are advised to use the version of Pidgin in the repositories of www.backports.org. For the stable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.3-4lenny8. For the unstable distribution, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.6-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pidgin package. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2038-3 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 | Product(s): | pidgin |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17554 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17554 | ||
| Title: | gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat | ||
| Description: | gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat. | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2010-0423 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21886 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21886 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2010:0115: pidgin security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2010:0115-01 CESA-2010:0115 CVE-2010-0277 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423 | Version: | 42 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | pidgin |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22985 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22985 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2010:0115: pidgin security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2010:0115-01 CVE-2010-0277 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423 | Version: | 17 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | pidgin |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6637 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6637 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2038 pidgin -- several vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a multi-protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: Crafted nicknames in the XMPP protocol can crash Pidgin remotely. Remote contacts may send too many custom smilies, crashing Pidgin. Since a few months, Microsoft’s servers for MSN have changed the protocol, making Pidgin non-functional for use with MSN. It is not feasible to port these changes to the version of Pidgin in Debian Lenny. This update formalises that situation by disabling the protocol in the client. Users of the MSN protocol are advised to use the version of Pidgin in the repositories of www.backports.org. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2038 CVE-2010-0420 CVE-2010-0423 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 | Product(s): | pidgin |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9842 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9842 | ||
| Title: | gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat. | ||
| Description: | gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2010-0423 | 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): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
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 |
|---|---|
| 62440 | Pidgin gtkimhtml.c Excessive Smiley CPU Consumption Remote DoS |
| 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 |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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