Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2010:259 | First vendor Publication | 2010-12-23 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2010-12-23 |
| 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:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8 | Authentication | Requires single instance |
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Detail
| A null pointer dereference due to receiving a short packet for a direct connection in the MSN code could potentially cause a denial of service. Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more: http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490 This update provides pidgin 2.7.8 that has been patched to address this flaw. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:259 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18461 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18461 | ||
| Title: | directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session | ||
| Description: | directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session. | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2010-4528 | 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
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-12-28 | Name : Mandriva Update for pidgin MDVSA-2010:259 (pidgin) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_259.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 70162 | Pidgin MSN Direct Connection p2pv2 Packet Handling NULL Dereference Remote DoS Pidgin contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when an error occurs when handling certain MSN direct connection (P2Pv2) packets. This allows an attacker to use specially crafted p2pv2 packets to cause the process to crash via a NULL pointer dereference error. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_finch-110105.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-05-05 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_finch-110107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-01-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-19317.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-01-06 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-19314.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-12-26 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-259.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:41:59 |
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