CVE-2012-2318

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Description

The CVE Program describes this issue as:

msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 819446: pidgin: Improper validation of incoming plaintext messages in MSN protocol plug-in
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2012-2318

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v2 Base Score

4.3

5

Attack Vector

Network

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Low

Authentication

None

None

Confidentiality Impact

None

None

Integrity Impact

None

None

Availability Impact

Partial

Partial

CVSS v2 Vector

Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Frequently Asked Questions

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