CVE-2012-1178

pidgin: Client abort in the MSN protocol plug-in by attempt to display certain, not UTF-8 encoded text

Published Mar 15, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an OIM message that lacks UTF-8 encoding.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1207 The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an OIM message that lacks UTF-8 encoding.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1500-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:53 PM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 15, 2012, 10:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 AM