---------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Applications Insecure Library Loading The Official, Verified Secunia List: http://secunia.com/advisories/windows_insecure_library_loading/ The list is continuously updated as we confirm the vulnerability reports so check back regularly too see if any of your apps are affected. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: pidgin-knotify "notify()" Command Injection Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA41382 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/41382/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=41382 RELEASE DATE: 2010-09-14 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/41382/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/41382/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=41382 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been discovered in pidgin-knotify, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to the "notify()" function in src/pidgin-knotify.c not properly sanitising input before using it in a call to "system()". This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands by e.g. sending specially crafted messages. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.2.1. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: There's currently no known effective workaround. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by Matthias Petschick in a Gentoo bug. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Gentoo Bug #336916: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336916 pidgin-knotify: http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-knotify/issues/detail?id=1 OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------