Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-2318 (CCN-75422)

Assigned:2012-05-06
Published:2012-05-06
Updated:2017-12-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-2318

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Patch
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-1102
Moderate: pidgin security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2012:1102

Source: CCN
Type: SA49036
Pidgin Two Denial of Service Weaknesses

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
50005

Source: CCN
Type: SA50945
Oracle Solaris Pidgin Two Denial of Service Weaknesses

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2012:082

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 81708
Pidgin libpurple/protocols/msn/msg.c msn_message_parse_payload() Function Character Encoding Parsing Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: Pidgin Web site
Pidgin 2.10.4

Source: CCN
Type: Pidgin Security Advisory
Possible MSN remote crash

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
53400

Source: CCN
Type: BID-53400
Pidgin MSN Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Oracle Security Blog, Oct 09, 2012
Multiple vulnerabilities in Pidgin

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
pidgin-character-dos(75422)

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2012:0866

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17448

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.10.3)

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_productivity:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::64bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20122318
    V
    		CVE-2012-2318
    2017-09-27
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17715
    P
    		USN-1500-1 -- pidgin vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23942
    P
    		ELSA-2012:1102: pidgin security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20790
    P
    		RHSA-2012:1102: pidgin security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17448
    V
    		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
    2013-09-30
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20121102
    P
    		RHSA-2012:1102: pidgin security update (Moderate)
    2012-07-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20122318000
    V
    		CVE-2012-2318 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2012-07-03
    BACK
    pidgin pidgin 2.0.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.0.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.1.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.1.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.2.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.2.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.2.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.3.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.3.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.3
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.3
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.4
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.5
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.6
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.7
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.8
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.9
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.4
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.5
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.6
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.3
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.4
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.5
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.6
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.7
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.8
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.9
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.10
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.11
    pidgin pidgin 2.8.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.9.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.10.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.10.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.10.2
    pidgin pidgin *
    pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.0.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.0.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.1.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.1.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.2.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.2.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.2.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.3.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.3.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.4.3
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.5
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.6
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.7
    pidgin libpurple 2.5.8
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.8
    pidgin libpurple 2.6.0
    pidgin libpurple 2.6.1
    pidgin libpurple 2.5.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.5.9
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.4
    pidgin libpurple 2.6.4
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.5
    pidgin pidgin 2.6.6
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.0
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.1
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.2
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.3
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.4
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.5
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.6
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.7
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.8
    pidgin pidgin 2.7.9
    pidgin pidgin 2.10.0
    sun solaris 10
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    oracle solaris 11_express
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6