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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200910-02.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200910-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..88915d997bd7 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200910-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200910-02"> + <title>Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, leading to the + remote execution of arbitrary code, unauthorized information disclosure, or + Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pidgin</product> + <announced>2009-10-22</announced> + <revised>2009-10-22: 01</revised> + <bug>276000</bug> + <bug>281545</bug> + <bug>283324</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-im/pidgin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.5.9-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.5.9-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Pidgin is a client for a variety of instant messaging protocols. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Pidgin: + </p> + <ul> + <li>Yuriy + Kaminskiy reported that the OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin + misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message + type, triggering an allocation of a large amount of memory + (CVE-2009-1889).</li> + <li>Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies + reported that the msn_slplink_process_msg() function in + libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple as used in Pidgin + doesn't properly process incoming SLP messages, triggering an overwrite + of an arbitrary memory location (CVE-2009-2694). NOTE: This issue + reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1376 (GLSA + 200905-07).</li> + <li>bugdave reported that protocols/jabber/auth.c in + libpurple as used in Pidgin does not follow the "require TSL/SSL" + preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow + the XMPP specification, resulting in a connection to the server without + the expected encryption (CVE-2009-3026).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send specially crafted SLP (via MSN) or ICQ web + messages, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running Pidgin, unauthorized information + disclosure, or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Pidgin users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/pidgin-2.5.9-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1376">CVE-2009-1376</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1889">CVE-2009-1889</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2694">CVE-2009-2694</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3026">CVE-2009-3026</uri> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml">GLSA 200905-07</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-08-31T02:16:12Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-08-31T07:10:07Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-10-22T19:06:35Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |