CVE-2010-0420

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 24, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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