CVE-2010-2528

N/A Unknown
Published: July 30, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/40699
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/66506
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41881
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2221
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/40699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/66506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

pidgin

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