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FreeBSD Ports: pidgin-otr

🗓️ 31 May 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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The pidgin-otr package before version 3.2.1 for Pidgin is vulnerable to a format string exploit, allowing remote code execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71372");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2369");
  script_version("2023-07-26T05:05:09+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-26 05:05:09 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-05-31 11:53:51 -0400 (Thu, 31 May 2012)");
  script_name("FreeBSD Ports: pidgin-otr");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/freebsd", "ssh/login/freebsdrel");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following package is affected: pidgin-otr

CVE-2012-2369
Format string vulnerability in the log_message_cb function in
otr-plugin.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin
before 3.2.1 for Pidgin might allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via format string specifiers in data that generates a
log message.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update your system with the appropriate patches or
  software upgrades.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/aa71daaa-9f8c-11e1-bd0a-0082a0c18826.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to the system
  as announced in the referenced advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-bsd.inc");

vuln = FALSE;
txt = "";

bver = portver(pkg:"pidgin-otr");
if(!isnull(bver) && revcomp(a:bver, b:"3.2.1")<0) {
  txt += "Package pidgin-otr version " + bver + " is installed which is known to be vulnerable.\n";
  vuln = TRUE;
}

if(vuln) {
  security_message(data:txt);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
  exit(99);
}

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26 Jul 2023 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.03562
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