CVE-2010-4528

Publication date 7 January 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pidgin	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

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Notes

mdeslaur

only affects 2.7.6-2.7.8

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pidgin	Upstream: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=49
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4528