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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pidgin | Sep 20, 2017 | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade pidginUpgrade libpurple-tclUpgrade libpurple-develUpgrade pidgin-docsUpgrade pidgin-perlUpgrade finchUpgrade pidgin-develUpgrade libpurple-perlUpgrade finch-develUpgrade libpurple | Dec 1, 2016 | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pidgin | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade communication/im/pidgin to version 2.10.4-0.175.0.10.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.0 | May 29, 2017 | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade finch-develUpgrade libpurple-develUpgrade libpurple-perlUpgrade pidgin-docsUpgrade libpurpleUpgrade libpurple-tclUpgrade pidgin-develUpgrade pidgin-perlUpgrade pidginUpgrade finch | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpurple-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-develUpgrade pidgin-debugsourceUpgrade libpurple-langUpgrade libpurple-tclUpgrade libpurple-meanwhile-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-tcl-debuginfoUpgrade libpurple-meanwhileUpgrade libpurple-branding-upstreamUpgrade pidginUpgrade pidgin-evolutionUpgrade libpurpleUpgrade finchUpgrade pidgin-develUpgrade finch-debuginfoUpgrade finch-develUpgrade pidgin-evolution-debuginfoUpgrade pidgin-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2015 | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade pidginUpgrade finchUpgrade libpurple0 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jul 3, 2012 |
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