CVE-2010-1624

Summary

CVECVE-2010-1624
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-05-14 19:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for pidgin - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.pidgin.im Broken Link
USN-1014-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:097 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.pidgin.im Broken Link
Libpurple MSN Protocol Custom Emoticons Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pidgin Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pidgin.im Broken Link
589973 – (CVE-2010-1624) CVE-2010-1624 Pidgin: MSN SLP emoticon DoS (NULL pointer dereference) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Pidgin MSN SLP Message Custom Emoticon Denial of Service Weakness - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2010-1624 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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