SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.59%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
5.59% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
pidgin/pidgin · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

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