Libpurple MSN Protocol Custom Emoticons Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:40138

Info

Libpurple MSN Protocol Custom Emoticons Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 40138
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2010-1624
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 12 2010 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:01PM
Credit: Pierre Nogus of Meta Security
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 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
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux 12.1
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux -current
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 version 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.6
Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.5
Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.4
Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.3
Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.1
Pidgin Pidgin 2.6
Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.9
Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.8
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
Pidgin Pidgin 2.2.2
Pidgin Pidgin 2.2.1
Pidgin Pidgin 2.2
Pidgin Pidgin 2.1
Pidgin Pidgin 2.0.2
Pidgin Pidgin 2.0
Pidgin Libpurple 2.6.5
Pidgin Libpurple 2.6.4
Pidgin Libpurple 2.6.1
Pidgin Libpurple 2.6
Pidgin Libpurple 2.5.8
Pidgin Libpurple 2.5.2
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Not Vulnerable: Pidgin Pidgin 2.7
Pidgin Libpurple 2.7

Discussion

Libpurple MSN Protocol Custom Emoticons Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Libpurple is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability that stems from insufficient validation of network packets.

Exploiting the issue may allow an attacker to crash affected applications, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

Libpurple MSN Protocol Custom Emoticons Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Libpurple MSN Protocol Custom Emoticons Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

Slackware Linux 12.0

Slackware Linux -current

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Slackware Linux 12.2

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64

Slackware Linux 12.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 ARM

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386

Slackware Linux x86_64 -current

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc

Slackware Linux 13.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc

References

Libpurple MSN Protocol Custom Emoticons Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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