CVE-2010-4528
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2010-4528 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of pidgin package as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6 as this issue is specific to versions
of libpurple from 2.7.6 up to 2.7.8.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Pidgin project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Stu Tomlinson as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation