5 - RHSA-2009:1139

Executive Summary

Summary
Title	pidgin security and bug fix update

Informations
Name	RHSA-2009:1139	First vendor Publication	2009-07-02
Vendor	RedHat	Last vendor Modification	2009-07-02
Severity (Vendor)	Moderate	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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score	5	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	2.9	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	10	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated pidgin packages that fix one security issue and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, 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 an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously. The AOL Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime (OSCAR) protocol is used by the AOL ICQ and AIM instant messaging systems.

A denial of service flaw was found in the Pidgin OSCAR protocol implementation. If a remote ICQ user sent a web message to a local Pidgin user using this protocol, it would cause excessive memory usage, leading to a denial of service (Pidgin crash). (CVE-2009-1889)

These updated packages also fix the following bug:

* the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol changed, making it incompatible (and unusable) with Pidgin versions prior to 2.5.7. This update provides Pidgin 2.5.8, which implements version 16 of the Yahoo! Messenger Protocol, which resolves this issue.

Note: These packages upgrade Pidgin to version 2.5.8. Refer to the Pidgin release notes for a full list of changes: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog

All Pidgin users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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/docs/DOC-11259

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

508271 - pidgin Yahoo protocol 16 [rhel-4.8.z] 508272 - pidgin Yahoo protocol 16 [rhel-5.3.z] 508738 - CVE-2009-1889 pidgin: DoS via specially-crafted ICQWebMessage

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1139.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-399	Resource Management Errors

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10004

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10004
Title:	The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.
Description:	The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2009-1889	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:
OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4 RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AND CentOS Linux 4.x AND Oracle Linux 4.x AND Configuration section finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND finch is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND pidgin is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 OR OS Section: RHEL5, CentOS5, Oracle Linux 5 RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND Configuration section finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND finch is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13680

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13680
Title:	USN-796-1 -- pidgin vulnerability
Description:	Yuriy Kaminskiy discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain messages in the ICQ protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-796-1 CVE-2009-1889	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 9.04	Product(s):	pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 8.10 is installed AND Architecture section Architecture independent section Installed architecture is all AND Packages section libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 AND finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 AND pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 AND libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 AND pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 OR Architecture depended section Supported architectures section Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is powerpc AND Installed architecture is sparc AND Installed architecture is lpia AND Packages section libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 AND pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 AND pidgin DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 AND finch DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3 OR Release section Ubuntu 8.04 is installed AND Architecture section Architecture independent section Installed architecture is all AND Packages section finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND gaim DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 OR Architecture depended section Supported architectures section Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is powerpc AND Installed architecture is sparc AND Installed architecture is lpia AND Packages section libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND pidgin DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 AND finch DPKG is earlier than 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5 OR Release section Ubuntu 9.04 is installed AND Architecture section Architecture independent section Installed architecture is all AND Packages section libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 AND finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 AND pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 AND libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 AND pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 OR Architecture depended section Supported architectures section Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is powerpc AND Installed architecture is sparc AND Installed architecture is lpia AND Packages section libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 AND pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 AND pidgin DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3 AND finch DPKG is earlier than 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22833

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22833
Title:	ELSA-2009:1139: pidgin security and bug fix update (Moderate)
Description:	The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2009:1139-01 CVE-2009-1889	Version:	6
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):	pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Oracle Linux 5.x rpm test libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND finch is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29100

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29100
Title:	RHSA-2009:1139 -- pidgin security and bug fix update (Moderate)
Description:	Updated pidgin packages that fix one security issue and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Pidgin is an instant messaging program which can log in to multiple accounts on multiple instant messaging networks simultaneously. The AOL Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime (OSCAR) protocol is used by the AOL ICQ and AIM instant messaging systems.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	RHSA-2009:1139 CESA-2009:1139-CentOS 5 CVE-2009-1889	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 5	Product(s):	pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and CentOS Linux 5 release section Operation system section The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x Packages match section finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND finch is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el5 AND Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 release section The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Packages match section finch is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND pidgin is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4 AND pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.5.8-1.el4

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Pidgin cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:32_bit:::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2::linux::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:1.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:-:::::::*	35

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for finch CESA-2009:1139 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1139_finch_centos5_i386.nasl
2009-12-10	Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:321 (pidgin) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_321.nasl
2009-10-27	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200910-02 (pidgin) File : nvt/glsa_200910_02.nasl
2009-08-17	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:013 File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_013.nasl
2009-07-15	Name : Ubuntu USN-796-1 (pidgin) File : nvt/ubuntu_796_1.nasl
2009-07-06	Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1139 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1139.nasl
2009-07-06	Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-7359 (pidgin) File : nvt/fcore_2009_7359.nasl
2009-07-06	Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-7370 (pidgin) File : nvt/fcore_2009_7370.nasl
2009-07-06	Name : Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-7415 (pidgin) File : nvt/fcore_2009_7415.nasl
2009-07-06	Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1139 (pidgin) File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1139.nasl
2009-07-03	Name : Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux) File : nvt/gb_pidgin_oscar_dos_vuln_lin.nasl
2009-07-03	Name : Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Win) File : nvt/gb_pidgin_oscar_dos_vuln_win.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
55588	Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Implementation Crafted ICQWebMessage 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-2009-1139.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20090702_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-6342.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_gaim-6350.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2009-1139.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
2009-10-23	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200910-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-06	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_finch-6351.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24	Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_finch-090709.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-22	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_finch-090709.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-22	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_finch-090708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-07	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-796-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-06	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2009-7359.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-06	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2009-7370.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-06	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2009-7415.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-03	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1139.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date	Informations
2014-02-17 11:52:39	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	4
CPE ID(s)	35
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	12
Nessus® Exploit(s)	16

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5 - RHSA-2009:1139

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

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