CVE-2010-0420

N/A Unknown
Published: February 24, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38563
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38640
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38658
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38712
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39509
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/62439
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56399
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11485
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18230
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38563
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38640
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38712
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/62439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11485
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.3%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

pidgin

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