Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Web Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:35530

Info

Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Web Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35530
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2009-1889
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 30 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:56PM
Credit: Yuriy Kaminskiy
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Application 5 server
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.7
Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.6
Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.5
Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.3
Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.2
Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.1
Pidgin Pidgin 2.4
Pardus Linux 2008 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Gentoo Linux
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP2
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.8

Discussion

Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Web Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

Pidgin is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input.

Successful exploits will cause the affected application to crash, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Pidgin 2.4.0 through 2.5.7 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Web Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by crafting and sending a malicious web message to an unsuspecting victim using the ICQ protocol.

Solution / Fix

Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Web Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Pidgin Pidgin 2.4

Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.1

Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.2

Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.3

Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.5

Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.6

Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.7

References

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