Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23920Denial Of Service (DoS)
0.209 Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.4%
Pidgin is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS).An input sanitization flaw was found in the way Pidginβs MSN protocol implementation handled MSNSLP invitations. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted INVITE request that would cause a denial of service (memory corruption and Pidgin crash).
References
blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0277_malformed_msn
developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html
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lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
pidgin.im/news/security/?id=43
secunia.com/advisories/38563
secunia.com/advisories/38640
secunia.com/advisories/38658
secunia.com/advisories/38712
secunia.com/advisories/38915
secunia.com/advisories/41868
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www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
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