CVE-2010-4528
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-4528 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-01-07 12:00:49 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Pidgin | Libpurple | 2.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Libpurple | 2.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Libpurple | 2.7.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidgin MSN Direct Connection Denial of Service Weakness - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:259 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Pidgin 2.7.9 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pidgin.im | Patch |
| SUSE update for multiple packages - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Bug 665421 – Pidgin: MSN DirectConnect DoS (crash) after receiving a short P2P message | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: pidgin-2.7.9-1.fc13 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Fedora update for pidgin - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE Request -- Pidgin v2.7.6 <= x <= v2.7.8 -- MSN DirectConnect DoS (crash due NULL ptr dereference) after receiving a short P2P message | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Patch |
| Pidgin Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.pidgin.im | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Libpurple MSN Short Packets Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Pidgin v2.7.6 <= x <= v2.7.8 -- MSN DirectConnect DoS (crash due NULL ptr dereference) after receiving a short P2P message | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Patch |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | developer.pidgin.im | Patch |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | developer.pidgin.im | Patch |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:001 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: pidgin-2.7.9-1.fc14 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.