Pidgin vulnerabilities

2009-06-0300:00:00

ubuntu.com

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.203 Low

EPSS

Percentile

96.3%

JSON

Releases

Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

pidgin -

Details

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed
messages when sending a file using the XMPP protocol handler. If a user
were tricked into sending a file, a remote attacker could send a specially
crafted response and cause Pidgin to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary
code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-1373)

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed
messages in the QQ protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a
specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04. (CVE-2009-1374)

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed
messages in the XMPP and Sametime protocol handlers. A remote attacker
could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash.
(CVE-2009-1375)

It was discovered that Pidgin did not properly handle certain malformed
messages in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a
specially crafted message and possibly execute arbitrary code with user
privileges. (CVE-2009-1376)

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu9.04noarchpidgin< 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu9.04noarchfinch< 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu9.04noarchlibpurple0< 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu9.04noarchpidgin< dbg-1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.10noarchpidgin< 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.10noarchfinch< 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.10noarchlibpurple0< 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.10noarchpidgin< dbg-1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.04noarchpidgin< 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.04noarchfinch< 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.4UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Ubuntu	9.04	noarch	pidgin	< 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	9.04	noarch	finch	< 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	9.04	noarch	libpurple0	< 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	9.04	noarch	pidgin	< dbg-1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.10	noarch	pidgin	< 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.10	noarch	finch	< 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.10	noarch	libpurple0	< 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.10	noarch	pidgin	< dbg-1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.04	noarch	pidgin	< 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.4	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.04	noarch	finch	< 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.4	UNKNOWN