VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-2214
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer…
LOW 3.5EPSS 2.20%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.20% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5f9d676cefdbPatch
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=62Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17886
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5f9d676cefdbPatch
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=62Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17886
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.