Upstream information
Description
An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious user, server, or man-in-the-middle can send an invalid size for an avatar which will trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could result in a denial of service or copy data from memory to the file, resulting in an information leak if the avatar is sent to another user.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium |
| Authentication | Single | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial |
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.9 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2016:2416-1, published Thu Sep 29 11:10:00 MDT 2016
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: sdksp4-pidgin-12767 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | pidgin | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Jun 22 11:30:11 2016CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 7 13:10:53 2023