Resource management error in pidgin (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-2214
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 pidgin (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32792

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2214

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.

proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

pidgin (Alpine package): 2.10.1-r0 - 2.10.3-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=37c31216e37839870f19ebcee838052077c940f2
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=426c571e2ce622c73f66ee62f42a76ed3b5c0b2f
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2dd87e2ec1edcf6e9f09bea9dc74e4a1a2ce5261


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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