Description
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.5/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5f9d676cefdbPatch
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=62Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17886
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5f9d676cefdbPatch
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=62Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17886
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 3, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified