CVE-2012-2318

N/A Unknown
Published: July 03, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

pidgin