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
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)