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Ubuntu Update for pidgin vulnerabilities USN-902-1

🗓️ 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Ubuntu Update for pidgin vulnerabilities USN-902-1. Pidgin incorrectly validated fields in incoming messages, handled certain nicknames, and large numbers of smileys, leading to denial of service

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_ubuntu_USN_902_1.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $
#
# Ubuntu Update for pidgin vulnerabilities USN-902-1
#
# Authors:
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# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
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# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
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include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that Pidgin incorrectly validated all fields of
  an incoming message in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could
  send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a
  denial of service. (CVE-2010-0277)

  Sadrul Habib Chowdhury discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain
  nicknames in Finch group chat rooms. A remote attacker could use a
  specially crafted nickname and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial
  of service. (CVE-2010-0420)
  
  Antti Hayrynen discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled large numbers of
  smileys. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause
  Pidgin to become unresponsive, leading to a denial of service.
  (CVE-2010-0423)";

tag_summary = "Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-902-1";
tag_affected = "pidgin vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
  Ubuntu 8.10 ,
  Ubuntu 9.04 ,
  Ubuntu 9.10";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";



if(description)
{
  script_xref(name: "URL" , value: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-902-1/");
  script_id(840393);
  script_version("$Revision: 7965 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-01 08:38:25 +0100 (Fri, 01 Dec 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-03-02 08:46:47 +0100 (Tue, 02 Mar 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_xref(name: "USN", value: "902-1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0277", "CVE-2010-0420", "CVE-2010-0423");
  script_name("Ubuntu Update for pidgin vulnerabilities USN-902-1");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");


res = "";
if(release == NULL){
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU9.04")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple0", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dbg", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch-dev", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-bin", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-dev", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-data", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dev", ver:"2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "UBUNTU8.10")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple0", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dbg", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch-dev", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-bin", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-dev", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-data", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dev", ver:"2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple0", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dbg", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch-dev", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-bin", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-dev", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-data", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dev", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"gaim", ver:"2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "UBUNTU9.10")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple0", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dbg", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"finch-dev", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-bin", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpurple-dev", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-data", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pidgin-dev", ver:"2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}

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