Description
The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.1 does not properly handle missing fields in (1) voice-chat and (2) video-chat stanzas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fb216fc88b085afc06d9a15209519cde1f4df6c6
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=58
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18420
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fb216fc88b085afc06d9a15209519cde1f4df6c6
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=58
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18420
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 17, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified