CVE-2012-2318
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
03/07/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.10.3 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012%3A082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17448
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012%3A082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17448