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CVE-2010-4528

Published: 7 January 2011

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
only affects 2.7.6-2.7.8

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
pidgin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.10)
karmic Not vulnerable
(1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7.3)
lucid Not vulnerable
(1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4.2)
maverick Not vulnerable
(1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2)
upstream
Released (2.7.9)
Patches:
upstream: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031