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
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.cBroken Link
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8bBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39801Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41899Not Applicable
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097Broken Link
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547Third Party Advisory
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.cBroken Link
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8bBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39801Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41899Not Applicable
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097Broken Link
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.