Pidgin 'Libpurple' CVE-2013-0271 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

BID:57952

Info

Pidgin 'Libpurple' CVE-2013-0271 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 57952
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-0271
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 13 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 05 2014 12:49AM
Credit: Chris Wysopal of Veracode
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 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
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE openSUSE 12.1
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.37
Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.1
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux -current
Pidgin Pidgin 2.10.4
Pidgin Pidgin 2.10.3
Pidgin Pidgin 2.10.2
Pidgin Pidgin 2.10.1
Pidgin Pidgin 2.10.2
Pidgin Pidgin 2.10.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Pidgin 'Libpurple' CVE-2013-0271 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

Pidgin is prone to a vulnerability that may allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary local files.

Successful exploits may allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary local files in the context of the user running the affected application.

Versions prior to Pidgin 2.10.7 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Pidgin 'Libpurple' CVE-2013-0271 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Pidgin 'Libpurple' CVE-2013-0271 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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

References

Pidgin 'Libpurple' CVE-2013-0271 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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