Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1060 :

Updated pidgin packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having important 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.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin initiates file transfers when using the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). If a Pidgin client initiates a file transfer, and the remote target sends a malformed response, it could cause Pidgin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. This flaw only affects accounts using XMPP, such as Jabber and Google Talk. (CVE-2009-1373)

A denial of service flaw was found in Pidgin's QQ protocol decryption handler. When the QQ protocol decrypts packet information, heap data can be overwritten, possibly causing Pidgin to crash. (CVE-2009-1374)

A flaw was found in the way Pidgin's PurpleCircBuffer object is expanded. If the buffer is full when more data arrives, the data stored in this buffer becomes corrupted. This corrupted data could result in confusing or misleading data being presented to the user, or possibly crash Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1375)

It was discovered that on 32-bit platforms, the Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0584 provided an incomplete fix for the integer overflow flaw affecting Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a Pidgin client receives a specially crafted MSN message, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1376)

Note: By default, when using an MSN account, only users on your buddy list can send you messages. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this flaw.

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

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1059 :

An updated pidgin package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having important 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.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin initiates file transfers when using the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). If a Pidgin client initiates a file transfer, and the remote target sends a malformed response, it could cause Pidgin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. This flaw only affects accounts using XMPP, such as Jabber and Google Talk. (CVE-2009-1373)

It was discovered that on 32-bit platforms, the Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0584 provided an incomplete fix for the integer overflow flaw affecting Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a Pidgin client receives a specially crafted MSN message, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1376)

Note: By default, when using an MSN account, only users on your buddy list can send you messages. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this flaw.

All Pidgin users should upgrade to this update package, which contains backported patches to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin initiates file transfers when using the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). If a Pidgin client initiates a file transfer, and the remote target sends a malformed response, it could cause Pidgin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. This flaw only affects accounts using XMPP, such as Jabber and Google Talk. (CVE-2009-1373)

A denial of service flaw was found in Pidgin's QQ protocol decryption handler. When the QQ protocol decrypts packet information, heap data can be overwritten, possibly causing Pidgin to crash. (CVE-2009-1374)

A flaw was found in the way Pidgin's PurpleCircBuffer object is expanded. If the buffer is full when more data arrives, the data stored in this buffer becomes corrupted. This corrupted data could result in confusing or misleading data being presented to the user, or possibly crash Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1375)

If a Pidgin client receives a specially crafted MSN message, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1376)

Note: By default, when using an MSN account, only users on your buddy list can send you messages. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this flaw.

Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

- malformed responses to file transfers could cause a     buffer overflow in pidgin. (CVE-2009-1373)

  - the fix against integer overflows in the msn protocol     handling was incomplete. (CVE-2009-1376)

  - certain ICQ message types could crash pidgin.
    (CVE-2009-1889)

Several bugfixes were done for the Instant Messenger Pidgin :

  - Malformed responses to file transfers could cause a     buffer overflow in pidgin (CVE-2009-1373) and specially     crafted packets could crash it. (CVE-2009-1375)

  - The fix against integer overflows in the msn protocol     handling was incomplete. (CVE-2009-1376)

  - Fixed misparsing ICQ message as SMS DoS (CVE-2009-1889,     Pidgin#9483).

Also the Yahoo IM protocol was made to work again.

Updated pidgin packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having important 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.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin initiates file transfers when using the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). If a Pidgin client initiates a file transfer, and the remote target sends a malformed response, it could cause Pidgin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. This flaw only affects accounts using XMPP, such as Jabber and Google Talk. (CVE-2009-1373)

A denial of service flaw was found in Pidgin's QQ protocol decryption handler. When the QQ protocol decrypts packet information, heap data can be overwritten, possibly causing Pidgin to crash. (CVE-2009-1374)

A flaw was found in the way Pidgin's PurpleCircBuffer object is expanded. If the buffer is full when more data arrives, the data stored in this buffer becomes corrupted. This corrupted data could result in confusing or misleading data being presented to the user, or possibly crash Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1375)

It was discovered that on 32-bit platforms, the Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0584 provided an incomplete fix for the integer overflow flaw affecting Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a Pidgin client receives a specially crafted MSN message, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1376)

Note: By default, when using an MSN account, only users on your buddy list can send you messages. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this flaw.

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

Security vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in pidgin :

The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed service. (CVE-2008-3532)

Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function. (CVE-2008-2955)

The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL. (CVE-2008-2957)

Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information (CVE-2009-1373).

Buffer overflow in the decrypt_out function in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a QQ packet (CVE-2009-1374).

The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving the (1) XMPP or (2) Sametime protocol (CVE-2009-1375).

Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c and (2) libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 on 32-bit platforms allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, leading to buffer overflows. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927 (CVE-2009-1376).

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 (CVE-2009-1889).

The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple, as used in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.9 and Adium 1.3.5 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by sending multiple crafted SLP (aka MSNSLP) messages to trigger an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1376 (CVE-2009-2694).

Unspecified vulnerability in Pidgin 2.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a link in a Yahoo IM (CVE-2009-3025)

protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0, and possibly other versions, does not follow the require TLS/SSL preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow the XMPP specification, which causes libpurple to connect to the server without the expected encryption and allows remote attackers to sniff sessions (CVE-2009-3026).

libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a TOPIC message that lacks a topic string (CVE-2009-2703).

The msn_slp_sip_recv function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an SLP invite message that lacks certain required fields, as demonstrated by a malformed message from a KMess client (CVE-2009-3083).

The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.6.0 and 2.6.1, as used in Pidgin before 2.6.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a handwritten (aka Ink) message, related to an uninitialized variable and the incorrect UTF16-LE charset name (CVE-2009-3084).

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a custom smiley, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via XHTML-IM content with cid: images (CVE-2009-3085).

This update provides pidgin 2.6.2, which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Several bugfixes were done for the Instant Messenger Pidgin :

  - Malformed responses to file transfers could cause a     buffer overflow in pidgin (CVE-2009-1373) and specially     crafted packets could crash it (CVE-2009-1375).

  - The fix against integer overflows in the msn protocol     handling was incomplete (CVE-2009-1376).

  - Fixed misparsing ICQ message as SMS DoS (CVE-2009-1889,     Pidgin#9483).

Also the Yahoo IM protocol was made to work again.

Several bugfixes were done for the Instant Messenger Pidgin :

  - Malformed responses to file transfers could cause a     buffer overflow in pidgin (CVE-2009-1373) and specially     crafted packets could crash it. (CVE-2009-1375)

  - The fix against integer overflows in the msn protocol     handling was incomplete. (CVE-2009-1376)

  - Fixed misparsing ICQ message as SMS DoS (CVE-2009-1889,     Pidgin#9483). Also the Yahoo IM protocol was made to     work again.

Security vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in pidgin :

Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information (CVE-2009-1373).

Buffer overflow in the decrypt_out function in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a QQ packet (CVE-2009-1374).

The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving the (1) XMPP or (2) Sametime protocol (CVE-2009-1375).

Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c and (2) libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 on 32-bit platforms allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, leading to buffer overflows. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927 (CVE-2009-1376).

This update provides pidgin 2.5.8, which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Secunia reports :

Some vulnerabilities and weaknesses have been reported in Pidgin, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS or to potentially compromise a user's system.

A truncation error in the processing of MSN SLP messages can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

A boundary error in the XMPP SOCKS5 'bytestream' server when initiating an outgoing file transfer can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

A boundary error exists in the implementation of the 'PurpleCircBuffer' structure. This can be exploited to corrupt memory and cause a crash via specially crafted XMPP or Sametime packets.

A boundary error in the 'decrypt_out()' function can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow with 8 bytes and crash the application via a specially crafted QQ packet.

It was discovered that Gaim did not properly handle certain malformed messages when sending a file using the XMPP protocol handler. If a user were tricked into sending a file, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted response and cause Gaim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-1373)

It was discovered that Gaim did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-1376).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed messages when sending a file using the XMPP protocol handler. If a user were tricked into sending a file, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted response and cause Pidgin to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-1373)

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the QQ protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04. (CVE-2009-1374)

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the XMPP and Sametime protocol handlers. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash. (CVE-2009-1375)

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed messages in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-1376).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This is a bugfix & security fix release of Pidgin. The full ChangeLog is available at http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog Details of the security fixes included are available at http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and
-current to fix security issues.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200905-07 (Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin:
    Veracode reported a boundary error in the 'XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream     server' when initiating an outgoing file transfer (CVE-2009-1373).
    Ka-Hing Cheung reported a heap corruption flaw in the QQ protocol     handler (CVE-2009-1374).
    A memory corruption flaw in     'PurpleCircBuffer' was disclosed by Josef Andrysek     (CVE-2009-1375).
    The previous fix for CVE-2008-2927 contains a     cast from uint64 to size_t, possibly leading to an integer overflow     (CVE-2009-1376, GLSA 200901-13).
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could send specially crafted messages or files using     the MSN, XMPP or QQ protocols, possibly resulting in the execution of     arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application,     or a Denial of Service. NOTE: Successful exploitation might require the     victim's interaction.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, a graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2009-1373     A buffer overflow in the Jabber file transfer code may     lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary     code.

  - CVE-2009-1375     Memory corruption in an internal library may lead to     denial of service.

  - CVE-2009-1376     The patch provided for the security issue tracked as     CVE-2008-2927 - integer overflows in the MSN protocol     handler - was found to be incomplete.

The old stable distribution (etch) is affected under the source package name gaim. However, due to build problems the updated packages couldn't be released along with the stable version. It will be released once the build problem is resolved.

An updated pidgin package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having important 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.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin initiates file transfers when using the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). If a Pidgin client initiates a file transfer, and the remote target sends a malformed response, it could cause Pidgin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. This flaw only affects accounts using XMPP, such as Jabber and Google Talk. (CVE-2009-1373)

It was discovered that on 32-bit platforms, the Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0584 provided an incomplete fix for the integer overflow flaw affecting Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a Pidgin client receives a specially crafted MSN message, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. (CVE-2009-1376)

Note: By default, when using an MSN account, only users on your buddy list can send you messages. This prevents arbitrary MSN users from exploiting this flaw.

All Pidgin users should upgrade to this update package, which contains backported patches to resolve these issues. Pidgin must be restarted for this update to take effect.

The remote host is running Pidgin earlier than 2.5.6. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities :

  - A buffer overflow is possible when initiating a file     transfer to a malicious buddy over XMPP. (CVE-2009-1373)

  - A buffer overflow issue in the 'decrypt_out()' function     can be exploited through specially crafted 'QQ' packets.
    (CVE-2009-1374)

  - A buffer maintained by PurpleCircBuffer which is used by     XMPP and Sametime protocol plugins can be corrupted if     it's exactly full and then more bytes are added to it.
    (CVE-2009-1375)

  - An integer-overflow issue exists in the application due     to an incorrect typecasting of 'int64' to 'size_t'.
    (CVE-2009-1376)

The remote host is running Pidgin earlier than 2.5.6. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities : 

 - A buffer overflow issue in the 'decrypt_out()' function can be exploited through specially crafted 'QQ' packets. (CVE-2009-1374)

 - A buffer maintained by PurpleCircBuffer which is used by XMPP and Sametime protocol plugins can be corrupted if it's exactly full and then more bytes are added to it. (CVE-2009-1375)

 - A buffer overflow is possible when initiating a file transfer to a malicious buddy over XMPP. (CVE-2009-1373)

 - An integer-overflow issue exists in the application due to a n incorrect typecasting of 'int64' to 'size_t'. (CVE-2009-1376)

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
67863	Oracle Linux 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1060)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
67862	Oracle Linux 3 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1059)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
60589	Scientific Linux Security Update : pidgin on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
51744	SuSE 10 Security Update : gaim (ZYPP Patch Number 6350)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
51723	SuSE 10 Security Update : pidgin (ZYPP Patch Number 6342)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
43751	CentOS 4 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1060)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
43024	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pidgin (MDVSA-2009:321)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	critical
41999	openSUSE 10 Security Update : finch (finch-6351)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
41388	SuSE 11 Security Update : pidgin (SAT Patch Number 1094)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
40338	openSUSE Security Update : finch (finch-1088)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
40336	openSUSE Security Update : finch (finch-1088)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
39582	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pidgin (MDVSA-2009:147)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
39426	FreeBSD : pidgin -- multiple vulnerabilities (b1ca65e6-5aaf-11de-bc9b-0030843d3802)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
39313	Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : gaim vulnerabilities (USN-781-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
39312	Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : pidgin vulnerabilities (USN-781-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
38997	Fedora 10 : pidgin-2.5.6-1.fc10 (2009-5597)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
38996	Fedora 11 : pidgin-2.5.6-1.fc11 (2009-5583)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
38995	Fedora 9 : pidgin-2.5.6-1.fc9 (2009-5552)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
38915	Slackware 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2 / current : pidgin (SSA:2009-146-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	high
38909	GLSA-200905-07 : Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
38878	Debian DSA-1805-1 : pidgin - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
38872	RHEL 4 / 5 : pidgin (RHSA-2009:1060)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
38871	RHEL 3 : pidgin (RHSA-2009:1059)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
38868	CentOS 3 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1059)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
38866	Pidgin < 2.5.6 Multiple Buffer Overflows	Nessus	Windows	high
5032	Pidgin < 2.5.6 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Internet Messengers	high

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