upnp.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long strings in UPnP responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging access to the local network.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pidgin | Sep 20, 2017 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade finch-develUpgrade finchUpgrade pidginUpgrade pidgin-perlUpgrade pidgin-develUpgrade libpurpleUpgrade libpurple-tclUpgrade libpurple-develUpgrade libpurple-perl | Dec 1, 2016 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pidgin | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libpurple | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 10, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-im/pidgin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade consolidation/desktop/desktop-incorporation to version 0.5.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.0 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade entire to version 0.5.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.0 on Solaris 11.2 | May 29, 2017 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pidgin-docsUpgrade pidgin-perlUpgrade finch-develUpgrade pidgin-develUpgrade libpurple-perlUpgrade libpurpleUpgrade libpurple-develUpgrade finchUpgrade pidginUpgrade libpurple-tcl | Oct 16, 2024 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 13, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade pidgin-evolutionUpgrade finch-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-meanwhile-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-develUpgrade libpurple-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-tclUpgrade pidgin-develUpgrade libpurpleUpgrade pidginUpgrade sle-sdk-releaseUpgrade finchUpgrade libpurple-meanwhileUpgrade finch-develUpgrade libpurple-langUpgrade pidgin-debuginfoUpgrade pidgin-debugsourceUpgrade pidgin-evolution-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-tcl-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-branding-upstream | Feb 17, 2015 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade pidginUpgrade libpurple0 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 16, 2013 |
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