CVE-2007-4996

MSN nudges sent from unknown buddies can cause libpurple to crash

Published Oct 1, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver's buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4977 libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver's buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:17 PM
Reserved
Sep 20, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 1, 2007, 8:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:45 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 27, 2007, 12:00 AM