SB2012061104 - Input validation error in pidgin (Alpine package)
Published: June 11, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012061104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2318)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.