CVE-2010-1624

Pidgin: MSN SLP emoticon DoS (NULL pointer dereference)

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a custom emoticon in a malformed SLP message.

La función msn_emoticon_msg en slp.c en el plugin MSN protocol en libpurple en Pidgin en versiones anteriores a la 2.7.0 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de la aplicación) mediante un emoticono personalizado en un mensaje SLP malformado.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-04-29 CVE Reserved
2010-05-14 CVE Published
2023-07-15 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c	Broken Link
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41899	Not Applicable
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973	2010-10-21

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/39801	2023-03-31
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097	2023-03-31
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html	2023-03-31
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1	2023-03-31
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1624	2010-10-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				< 2.7.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version " < 2.7.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				9.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				10.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				10.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.10"		-		Affected