The version of Pidgin installed on the remote host is earlier than 2.7.2. Such versions have a denial of service vulnerability when processing a malformed X-Status message due to a reference to a NULL pointer in the oscar protocol plugin.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(47802);
script_version("1.7");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/24 18:56:13");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2528");
script_bugtraq_id(41881);
script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"40699");
script_name(english:"Pidgin X-Status NULL Pointer Denial of Service");
script_summary(english:"Does a version check");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"An instant messaging client installed on the remote Windows host is
affected by a denial of service vulnerability."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The version of Pidgin installed on the remote host is
earlier than 2.7.2. Such versions have a denial of service
vulnerability when processing a malformed X-Status message
due to a reference to a NULL pointer in the oscar protocol
plugin."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=47"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to Pidgin 2.7.2 or later."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date",value:"2010/07/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date",value:"2010/07/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date",value:"2010/07/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("pidgin_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("SMB/Pidgin/Version");
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Pidgin/Version");
# Versions < 2.7.2 are affected
res = ver_compare(ver: version, fix: '2.7.2', strict: FALSE);
if (res < 0)
{
port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
if(report_verbosity > 0)
{
report =
'\n Installed version : '+version+
'\n Fixed version : 2.7.2\n';
security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_warning(port);
}
else exit(0, "Version " + version + " is not affected.");