Buffer overflow in pidgin (Alpine package)

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32781

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3374

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

pidgin (Alpine package): 2.10.2-r0 - 2.10.4-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:pidgin_alpine_package:2.10.2-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:pidgin_alpine_package:2.10.3-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:pidgin_alpine_package:2.10.4-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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