SUSE 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 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system pidgin-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component finch-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pidgin-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pidgin-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pidgin Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-tcl-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-tcl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-plugin-sametime-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-plugin-sametime Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component finch-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component finch Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-lang Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpurple-branding-upstream Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected package pidgin to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5
pidgin-devel: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-devel: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
finch-devel: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
pidgin-debugsource: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
pidgin-debuginfo: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
pidgin: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-tcl-debuginfo: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-tcl: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-plugin-sametime-debuginfo: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-plugin-sametime: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-debuginfo: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
finch-debuginfo: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
finch: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-lang: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
libpurple-branding-upstream: before 2.12.0-3.6.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pidgin-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:finch-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pidgin-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pidgin-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-tcl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-tcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-plugin-sametime-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-plugin-sametime:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:finch-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:finch:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-lang:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpurple-branding-upstream:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221664-1/
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.
