CVE-2010-4528

N/A Unknown
Published: January 07, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/e76f4ad4ef2f10588195a0eedc7a08f82062f79c/with/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031/libpurple/protocols/msn/directconn.c
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052862.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052905.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2010-December/009251.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42732
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42824
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:259
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/27/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=49
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45581
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0028
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0054
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665421
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18461
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/e76f4ad4ef2f10588195a0eedc7a08f82062f79c/with/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031/libpurple/protocols/msn/directconn.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052862.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052905.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2010-December/009251.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42732
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/27/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=49
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45581
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665421
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

pidgin

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