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CVE-2010-0420
Published: Feb 24, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
FEDORA-2010-1279
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
38294
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2010:0115
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
ADV-2010-0413
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
38563
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDVSA-2010:085
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
USN-902-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
38640
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2010-0914
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
38658
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18230
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
FEDORA-2010-1934
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
ADV-2010-1020
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
SUSE-SR:2010:006
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
FEDORA-2010-1383
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
62439
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
DSA-2038
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
38712
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
pidgin-xmpp-nickname-dos(56399)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44
x_refsource_CONFIRM
39509
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11485
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
MDVSA-2010:041
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
38915
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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