NASLDB: Pidgin < 2.10.4 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
General
ID: 59317
Name: Pidgin < 2.10.4 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
Summary: Does a version check
Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.
Classification
Risk: –
CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Port: –
Family: Windows
Type: Local
Description
The version of Pidgin installed on the remote host is earlier than
2.10.4 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following
issues :
– An error exists in the file ‘libpurple/proxy.c’ that
can allow certain file transfer requests to an invalid
pointer to be dereferenced, leading to application
crashes. (CVE-2012-2214)
– An error exists in the function
‘msn_message_parse_payload’ in the file
‘libpurple/protocols/msn/msg.c’ that can allow certain
characters or character encodings to crash the
application. (CVE-2012-2318)
Exploiting
Exploit Available: False
Exploitability Ease: No known exploits are available
Sources
CVE: CVE-2012-2214
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: 53400
scipID: –
Timeline
Vulnerability Disclosure: 2012/05/06
Patch Release: 2012/05/06
Plugin Release: 2012/05/31
Plugin
Version: 1.2
Filename: pidgin_2_10_4.nasl
Filesize: 3198 bytes
MD5 Hash: 970028034925d44e23cfcd76f0f6e494
Identification: SMB/transport
Require Keys: SMB/Pidgin/Version
Dependencies: "pidgin_installed.nasl"
Copyright: This script is Copyright© 2012 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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