CVE-2012-1178

N/A Unknown

Published: March 15, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an OIM message that lacks UTF-8 encoding.

AI Explanation

Get an AI-powered plain-language explanation of this vulnerability and remediation steps.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14884

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/60f8379d0a610538cf42e0dd9ab1436c8b9308cd/with/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd/libpurple/protocols/msn/oim.c

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=61

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/50005

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:029

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52475

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18019

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14884