VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-4528
directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect…
MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 2.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.55% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- pidgin/libpurple · pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/e76f4ad4ef2f10588195a0eedc7a08f82062f79c/with/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031/libpurple/protocols/msn/directconn.cPatch
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052862.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052905.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
- http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2010-December/009251.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42732Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42824Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:259
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/27/1Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/5Patch
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=49Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45581
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0028Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0054
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665421
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18461
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/e76f4ad4ef2f10588195a0eedc7a08f82062f79c/with/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031/libpurple/protocols/msn/directconn.cPatch
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052862.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052905.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
- http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2010-December/009251.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42732Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42824Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:259
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/27/1Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.