Unscored severity · published Jul 3, 2012
CVE-2012-2214
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial…
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CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
through 2.10.3; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0; 2.1.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2214
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2214
Patch
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5f9d676cefdb
Patch
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=62
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17886
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