Unscored severity · published Jan 7, 2011
CVE-2010-4528
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…
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CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libpurple · Pidgin
2.7.6; 2.7.7; 2.7.8 · source: NVD
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
through 2.7.8; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0; 2.1.1; +33 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4528
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4528
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/e76f4ad4ef2f10588195a0eedc7a08f82062f79c/with/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031/libpurple/protocols/msn/directconn.c
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052862.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052905.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
Patch
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2010-December/009251.html
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