SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-0420

libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.88%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.88%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.88% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
pidgin/pidgin
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.