CVE-2012-2318

pidgin: Improper validation of incoming plaintext messages in MSN protocol plug-in

Published Jul 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2311 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1500-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 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