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CVE-2007-4999

libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (

libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01541
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
pidginall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD29 Oct 2007 · 10:46 PM
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1
usnUSN-548-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/38695
http://secunia.com/advisories/27372PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27495
http://secunia.com/advisories/27858
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=24Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483580/100/0/threaded
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