NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting pidgin package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-PIDGIN-1939019
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 12 May 2010
Introduced: 12 May 2010
CVE-2010-1624 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 pidgin.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pidgin package and not the pidgin package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1624
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39801
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41899
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0788
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