CVE-2010-1624

Description

The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a custom emoticon in a malformed SLP message.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.12% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097 vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/39801 vendor advisory third party advisory not applicable
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141 vendor advisory vdb entry permissions required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46 broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/41899 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755 vdb entry permissions required
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1624?
CVE-2010-1624 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1624?
To fix CVE-2010-1624, 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-2010-1624 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1624 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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