USN-2390-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2390-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2390-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2390-1
Related
Published
2014-10-28T13:50:06.366236Z
Modified
2014-10-28T13:50:06.366236Z
Summary
pidgin vulnerabilities
Details

Jacob Appelbaum and an anonymous person discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certificate validation. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3694)

Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed MXit emoticons. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3695)

Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed Groupwise messages. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3696)

Thijs Alkemade and Paul Aurich discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled memory when processing XMPP messages. A malicious remote server or user could use this issue to cause Pidgin to disclosure arbitrary memory, resulting in an information leak. (CVE-2014-3698)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pidgin?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1
1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu1
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "finch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "finch-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libpurple-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libpurple-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "libpurple0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "pidgin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2",
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dev"
        }
    ]
}