Improper input validation in Pidgin

CVE-2010-3711

libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.4 does not properly validate the return value of the purple_base64_decode function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted message, related to the plugins for MSN, MySpaceIM, XMPP, and Yahoo! and the NTLM authentication support.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Pidgin — versions 2.7.1, 2.5.1, 2.5.6
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References