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Pidgin < 2.10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 64670
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Synopsis
An instant messaging client installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Pidgin installed on the remote host is earlier than 2.10.7. It is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- An error exists related to the 'MXit' plugin and the saving of images that could allow arbitrary files to be overwritten. (CVE-2013-0271)
- A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the function 'mxit_cb_http_read' in the file 'libpurple/protocols/mxit/http.c' that could allow arbitrary code execution when handling certain HTTP headers. (CVE-2013-0272)
- An error exists in the function 'mw_prpl_normalize' in the file 'libpurple/protocols/sametime/sametime.c' that could allow denial of service attacks when handling user IDs longer than 4096 bytes. (CVE-2013-0273)
- Errors exist in the functions 'upnp_parse_description_cb', 'purple_upnp_discover_send_broadcast', 'looked_up_public_ip_cb', 'looked_up_internal_ip_cb', 'purple_upnp_set_port_mapping', and 'purple_upnp_remove_port_mapping' in the file 'libpurple/upnp.c' that could allow denial of service attacks when handling certain UPnP response messages.
(CVE-2013-0274)
Solution
Upgrade to Pidgin 2.10.7 or later.See Also
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 64670
File Name: pidgin_2_10_7.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/18/2013
Updated: 12/4/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0272
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin
Required KB Items: SMB/Pidgin/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-0271, CVE-2013-0272, CVE-2013-0273, CVE-2013-0274