CVE-2012-2318

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…

published July 3, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01714 · 77.1th percentile
Published
2012-07-03T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUL 19:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5