SB2012070702 - Buffer overflow in pidgin.im Pidgin
Published: July 7, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012070702
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3374)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted inline image in a message.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ded93865ef42
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00009.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:105
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=64
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17678