Fedora 36 update for pidgin



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-26491
CWE-ID CWE-300
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

pidgin
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU62728

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26491

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM-attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Pigin supports _xmppconnect DNS TXT record. If DNSSEC is not used, a remote attacker can perform MitM attack via DNS spoofing.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 36

pidgin: before 2.14.8-3.fc36

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-4490dce823


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.



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