SB2012070304 - Input validation error in pidgin.im Pidgin
Published: July 3, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012070304
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2318)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17448