CVE-2010-4528
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.025 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4
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affected products (43)
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also known as (2)
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references (38)
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- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/e76f4ad4ef2f10588195a0eedc7a08f82062f79c/with/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031/libpurple/protocols/msn/directconn.cenisa_euvd
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/aaa07bde3c51d3684391ae6ed86b6dbaeab5d031enisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052862.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052905.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2010-December/009251.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42732enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42824enisa_euvd
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