Improper Input Validation Affecting pidgin package, versions <2.2.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.03% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-PIDGIN-368399
  • published29 Oct 2007
  • disclosed29 Oct 2007

Introduced: 29 Oct 2007

CVE-2007-4999  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 pidgin to version 2.2.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pidgin package and not the pidgin package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.

CVSS Scores

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