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Pidgin XMPP And SILC Protocols Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with Pidgin and is prone to denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiplw flaws are due to - An error in the silc_channel_message function in ops.c in the SILC protocol plugin in libpurple, which fails to validate that a piece of text was UTF-8 when receiving various incoming messages. - An error in the XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple, which fails to ensure that the incoming message contained all required fields when receiving various stanzas related to voice and video chat. - An error in the family_feedbag.c in the oscar protocol plugin, which fails to validate that a piece of text was UTF-8 when receiving various incoming messages.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Pidgin versions prior to 2.10.1
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.10.1 or later.