CVE-2007-4996

libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver's buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml - () http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/27010 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/27010 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/27088 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/27088 -
References () http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23 - Patch () http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23 - Patch
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872 -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321 - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18261 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18261 -

Information

Published : 2007-10-01 20:17

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:36


NVD link : CVE-2007-4996

Mitre link : CVE-2007-4996

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-4996


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Products Affected

pidgin

  • pidgin