Improper input validation in Pidgin
CVE-2010-1624
The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a custom emoticon in a malformed SLP message.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.056 (92.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Pidgin
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 9.10, 8.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)