Explain CVE-2010-0013
Directory traversal vulnerability in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.4 and Adium 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an application/x-msnmsgrp2p MSN emoticon (aka custom smiley) request, a related issue to CVE-2004-0122.  NOTE: it could be argued that this is resultant from a vulnerability in which an emoticon download request is processed even without a preceding text/x-mms-emoticon message that announced availability of the emoticon.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '[oss-security] 20100102 CVE request - pidgin MSN arbitrary file upload', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/02/1'}, {'name': '37953', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/37953'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://d.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3d02401cf232459fc80c0837d31e05fae7ae5467'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552483'}, {'name': '277450', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-277450-1'}, {'name': '37954', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/37954'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2010:085', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100107 Re: CVE request - pidgin MSN arbitrary file upload', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/1'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17620', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17620'}, {'name': '1022203', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1022203.1-1'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-3663', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3663'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/3d02401cf232459fc80c0837d31e05fae7ae5467/with/c64a1adc8bda2b4aeaae1f273541afbc4f71b810/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-0368', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033771.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-0429', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033848.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1020', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2010:006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10333', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10333'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://d.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/4be2df4f72bd8a55cdae7f2554b73342a497c92f'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-3662', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3662'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://d.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/c64a1adc8bda2b4aeaae1f273541afbc4f71b810'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100107 Re: CVE request - pidgin MSN arbitrary file upload', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/2'}, {'name': '37961', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/37961'}, {'name': '38915', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38915'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED