CVE-2010-1624
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Improper input validation
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39801Advisory
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41899
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138Advisory