CVE-2012-2318 | BDVDB-2026-50800 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17448
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.