Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800823
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:	This host has installed Pidgin and is prone to Denial of Service; vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: This host has installed Pidgin and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Error in OSCAR protocol implementation leads to the application misinterpreting the ICQWebMessage message type as ICQSMS message type via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attacker to cause an application crash. Affected Software/OS: Pidgin version prior to 2.5.8 on Windows Solution: Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.5.8. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 35530 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1889 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35530 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00162.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00176.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00228.html http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2009-May/008227.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10004 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1139.html http://secunia.com/advisories/35693 http://secunia.com/advisories/35697 http://secunia.com/advisories/35706 http://secunia.com/advisories/37071 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-796-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1749 XForce ISS Database: pidgin-oscar-dos(51448) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51448
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