CVE-2007-4996
CVE-2007-4996
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libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver's buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."
EPSS 1.8% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
Original sources
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18261
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27010
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4996