pidgin/pidgin

Merged TALOS-CAN-0141
release-2.x.y
2016-06-12, Gary Kramlich
34d56e0586c4
Merged TALOS-CAN-0141
--- a/ChangeLog Sun Jun 12 22:22:06 2016 -0500
+++ b/ChangeLog Sun Jun 12 22:26:39 2016 -0500
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
Cisco Talos (TALOS-CAN-0137)
* Fixed a remote code execution issue discovered by Yves Younan of Cisco
Talos. (TALOS-CAN-0142)
+ * Fixed a remote denial of service vulnerability in contact mood
+ handling. Discovered by Yves Younan of Cisco Talos (TALOS-CAN-0141)
version 2.10.12 (12/31/15):
General:
--- a/libpurple/protocols/mxit/protocol.c Sun Jun 12 22:22:06 2016 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/mxit/protocol.c Sun Jun 12 22:26:39 2016 -0500
@@ -1694,6 +1694,24 @@
/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Parse the received mood value, and ensure that it is supported.
+ *
+ * @param value The received mood value.
+ * @return A valid mood value.
+ */
+static short mxit_parse_mood( const char* value )
+{
+ short mood = atoi( value );
+
+ /* ensure that the mood value is valid */
+ if ( ( mood >= MXIT_MOOD_NONE ) && ( mood <= MXIT_MOOD_STRESSED ) )
+ return mood;
+
+ return MXIT_MOOD_NONE;
+}
+
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Process a received contact update packet.
*
* @param session The MXit session object
@@ -1726,7 +1744,7 @@
contact->presence = mxit_parse_presence( rec->fields[3]->data );
contact->type = atoi( rec->fields[4]->data );
- contact->mood = atoi( rec->fields[5]->data );
+ contact->mood = mxit_parse_mood( rec->fields[5]->data );
if ( rec->fcount > 6 ) {
/* added in protocol 5.9 - flags & subtype */
@@ -1783,7 +1801,7 @@
if ( rec->fcount >= 7 ) /* flags field is included */
flags = atoi( rec->fields[6]->data );
- mxit_update_buddy_presence( session, rec->fields[0]->data, mxit_parse_presence( rec->fields[1]->data ), atoi( rec->fields[2]->data ),
+ mxit_update_buddy_presence( session, rec->fields[0]->data, mxit_parse_presence( rec->fields[1]->data ), mxit_parse_mood( rec->fields[2]->data ),
rec->fields[3]->data, rec->fields[4]->data, flags );
mxit_update_buddy_avatar( session, rec->fields[0]->data, rec->fields[5]->data );
}
--- a/libpurple/protocols/mxit/roster.c Sun Jun 12 22:22:06 2016 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/mxit/roster.c Sun Jun 12 22:26:39 2016 -0500
@@ -473,10 +473,6 @@
contact->mood = mood;
contact->capabilities = flags;
- /* validate mood */
- if ( ( contact->mood < MXIT_MOOD_NONE ) || ( contact->mood > MXIT_MOOD_STRESSED ) )
- contact->mood = MXIT_MOOD_NONE;
-
g_strlcpy( contact->customMood, customMood, sizeof( contact->customMood ) );
// TODO: Download custom mood frame.