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CVE-2012-2318

msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00845
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Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
pidgin<= 2.10.3
pidginall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pochg.pidgin.im · 4d6bcb4f4ea4hg.pidgin.im
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Scoring & Timeline

5
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 NVD03 Jul 2012 · 07:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-1500-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:1102Moderate
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63PatchVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503
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