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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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 |
USN-1500-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:08.990Z
Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-2318
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-03T19:55:03.020
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-2318
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN