Multiple vulnerabilities in pidgin.im Pidgin



| Updated: 2023-01-01
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 14
CVE-ID CVE-2013-6490
CVE-2013-6481
CVE-2013-6482
CVE-2013-6487
CVE-2013-6489
CVE-2014-0020
CVE-2012-6152
CVE-2013-6477
CVE-2013-6478
CVE-2013-6479
CVE-2013-6483
CVE-2013-6484
CVE-2013-6485
CVE-2013-6486
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-125
CWE-476
CWE-20
CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Pidgin
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Vendor pidgin.im

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 14 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU42055

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6490

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The SIMPLE protocol functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a negative Content-Length header, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6bd2dd10e5da
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=84
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65195
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU42056

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6481

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (crash) via a Yahoo! P2P message with a crafted length field, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.7

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d139ce8f7ec
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=74
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

3) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU42057

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6482

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted (1) SOAP response, (2) OIM XML response, or (3) Content-Length header.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=75
https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=76
https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=77
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

4) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42058

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-2013-6487

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Integer overflow in libpurple/protocols/gg/lib/http.c in the Gadu-Gadu (gg) parser in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a large Content-Length value, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0074.html
https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ec15aa187aa0
https://libgadu.net/releases/1.11.3.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128277.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://vrt-blog.snort.org/2014/01/vrt-2013-1001-cve-2013-6487-buffer.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2852
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:039
https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=82
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65188
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2101-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-02


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.

5) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42059

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6489

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Integer signedness error in the MXit functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted emoticon value, which triggers an integer overflow and a buffer overflow.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4c897372b5a4
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=83
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65192
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

6) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42062

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0020

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not validate argument counts, which allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d9be297d399
https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5845d9fa7084
https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6b0e0566af20
https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/7d0fb0c6d8d4
https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/9f132a6855cd
https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a167504359e5
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=85
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

7) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42063

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6152

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The Yahoo! protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly validate UTF-8 data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted byte sequences.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/b0345c25f886
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=70
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

8) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42064

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6477

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Multiple integer signedness errors in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted timestamp value in an XMPP message.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/852014ae74a0
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=71
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

9) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42065

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6478

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly interact with underlying library support for wide Pango layouts, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URL that is examined with a tooltip.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2bb66ef1475e
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=72
https://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2013-March/012980.html
https://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2013-March/012981.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

10) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42066

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6479

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly allocate memory for HTTP responses that are inconsistent with the Content-Length header, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted response.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/cd529e1158d3
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=73
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

11) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU42067

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6483

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted reply.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/93d4bff19574
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=78
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

12) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42068

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6484

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The STUN protocol implementation in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote STUN servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and application crash) by triggering a socket read error.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/932b985540e9
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=79
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

13) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU42069

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6485

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Buffer overflow in util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid chunk-size field in chunked transfer-coding data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/c9e5aba2dafd
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=80
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65243
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html


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.

14) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42070

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6486

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pidgin: 2.0.0 - 2.10.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/b2571530fa8b
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=81
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65189


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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