CVE-2010-0420

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.32% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38563 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38640 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38658 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18230 vdb entry signature
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/62439 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38712 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56399 vdb entry
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39509 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11485 vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 third party advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0420?
CVE-2010-0420 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0420?
To fix CVE-2010-0420, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0420 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0420 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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