CVE-2012-2214

pidgin: Invalid memory dereference in the XMPP protocol plug-in by processing serie of specially-crafted file transfer requests

Published Jul 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2208 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1500-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM
Reserved
Apr 9, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 3, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 6, 2012, 12:00 AM