SB2012072302 - Buffer overflow in pidgin (Alpine package)
Published: July 23, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012072302
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
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3b725e05de64fdfdd0029ec195f6baaeb518fcf6
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6aa51d4f1eb5c6c9931bc1ceeef3b559a62a9350
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=669fdf4186680b81d6b2f29c797bcb0813e19829
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fc501cc76840f811b2b0193fec81b513d49ba942