Resource management error in pidgin.im Pidgin

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: 2.10.0 - 2.10.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin_im:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin_im:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin_im:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5f9d676cefdb
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=62
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17886

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.