CVE-2010-1624

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The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote auth

The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a custom emoticon in a malformed SLP message.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.03095

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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

pidgin< 2.7.0

canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD14 May 2010 · 07:30 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1
usnUSN-1014-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0788Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.cBroken Link

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8bBroken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/39801Not ApplicableVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/41899Not Applicable

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097Broken Link

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46Broken Link

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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755Permissions Required

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547Third Party Advisory

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