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CVE-2012-2318
Published: Jul 3, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
53400
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2012:082
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17448
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
50005
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
openSUSE-SU-2012:0866
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2012:1102
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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