Pidgin smileys denial of service
| pidgin-smileys-dos (56394) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Pidgin is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the display feature. By inserting an overly large number of smileys into an IM or chat window, a remote attacker could cause Pidgin to hang.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Pidgin Security Advisory 2010-02-18 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Pidgin Security Advisory 2010-02-18: Smiley denial of service.
- BID-38294: Pidgin Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2010-0423: gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat.
- DSA-2038: pidgin -- several vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2010:041: pidgin
- MDVSA-2010:085: pidgin
- OSVDB ID: 62440: Pidgin gtkimhtml.c Excessive Smiley CPU Consumption Remote DoS
- RHSA-2010-0115: Moderate: pidgin security update
- SA38563: Pidgin Multiple Denial of Service Weaknesses
- SUSE-SR:2010:006: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-902-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-0413: Pidgin Security Update Fixes Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-0914: Debian Security Update Fixes Pidgin Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-1020: Mandriva Security Update Fixes Pidgin Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
- Debian Debian Linux 5.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1
- Mandriva Linux 2010 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2010
- Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.4
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
- RedHat RHEL Optional Productivity Applications 5.4.z EUS
Reported:
Feb 18, 2010
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