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Pidgin Libpurple Protocol Plugins Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Windows)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

12 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with Pidgin and is prone to denial of service vulnerabilities.

Insight

Insight

Multiple flaws are due to, - An error in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple when handling WHO responses with special characters in the nicknames. - An error in the MSN protocol plugin when handling HTTP 100 responses. - Improper handling of 'file:// URI', allows to execute the file when user clicks on a file:// URI in a received IM.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Pidgin versions prior to 2.10.0

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.10.0 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)