CVE-2010-2528

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

La función clientautoresp de family_icbm.c en el complemento de protocolo oscar en libpurple de Pidgin en versiones anteriores a la v2.7.2 permite a usuarios autenticados remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (resolución de puntero a NULL pointer y caída de la aplicación) a través de un mensaje X-Status que no tiene la etiqueta de fin esperada para un elemento (1) desc o (2) title.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-06-30 CVE Reserved
2010-07-29 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c	X_refsource_confirm
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.osvdb.org/66506	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41881	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2221	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47	2017-09-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/40699	2017-09-19
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873	2017-09-19
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887	2017-09-19

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"				<= 2.7.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version " <= 2.7.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.1.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.1.0"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.3.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.3.0"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.3.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.3.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.4.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.4.0"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.4.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.4.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.4.2 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.4.2"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.4.3 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.4.3"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.0"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.2 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.2"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.3 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.3"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.4 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.4"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.5 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.5"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.6 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.6"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.7 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.7"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.8 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.8"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.5.9 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.5.9"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.6.0"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.6.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.6.1"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.6.2 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.6.2"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.6.4 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.6.4"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.6.5 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.6.5"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.6.6 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.6.6"		-		Affected
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