CVE-2010-4528

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

directconn.c en el plugin del protocolo de MSN en libpurple v2.7.6 hasta y 2.7.8 a través de Pidgin anteriores a v2.7.9 que permite a usuarios remotos autenticados causar una denegación de servicio (desreferencia a un puntero NULL y bloqueo de la aplicación) a través de un paquete corto p2pv2 en una sesión DirectConnect (también conocido como conexión directa).

*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

2010-12-09 CVE Reserved
2011-01-07 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (19)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/42877	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45581	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0054	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665421	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18461	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/e76f4ad4ef2f10588195a0eedc7a08f82062f79c/with/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031/libpurple/protocols/msn/directconn.c	2017-09-19
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031	2017-09-19
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2010-December/009251.html	2017-09-19
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/27/1	2017-09-19
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/5	2017-09-19
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=49	2017-09-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052862.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052905.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html	2017-09-19
http://secunia.com/advisories/42732	2017-09-19
http://secunia.com/advisories/42824	2017-09-19
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:259	2017-09-19
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0028	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"		Libpurple Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Libpurple"				2.7.6 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Libpurple" and version "2.7.6"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Libpurple Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Libpurple"				2.7.7 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Libpurple" and version "2.7.7"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Libpurple Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Libpurple"				2.7.8 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Libpurple" and version "2.7.8"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				<= 2.7.8 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version " <= 2.7.8"		-		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
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"				2.7.2 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.7.2"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.7.3 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.7.3"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.7.4 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.7.4"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.7.5 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.7.5"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.7.6 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.7.6"		-		Affected
Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin"		Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"				2.7.7 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.7.7"		-		Affected