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CVE-2007-4996
Published: Oct 1, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver's buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
pidgin-msn-nudge-dos(36884)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
27088
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20071003 FLEA-2007-0057-1 pidgin
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
ADV-2007-3321
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
x_refsource_CONFIRM
25872
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
FEDORA-2007-2368
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18261
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
27010
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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