CVE-2012-2318

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory pidgin.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400 vdb entry
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4 patch exploit
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63 patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17448 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/50005 third party advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2318?
CVE-2012-2318 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2318?
To fix CVE-2012-2318, 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-2012-2318 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2318 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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