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title: "CVE-2012-2318\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-2318

Publication date 3 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2318?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pidgin | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 1:2.10.0-0ubuntu2.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 1:2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4.5 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2318?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

claimed to be fixed in 2.10.4

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| pidgin | * Upstream:   <http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2318)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2318)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-2318)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2318)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1500-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1500-1)
+ Pidgin vulnerabilities
+ 9 July 2012

### Other references

* <http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2318>