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CVE-2010-1624 json

The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1647

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.6%
EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a custom emoticon in a malformed SLP message.

Patch / fix

  • pidgin pidgin 2.7.0
  • pidgin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.7.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1624

  • pidgin RHEL 4 2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • pidgin RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • finch RHEL 4 2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • finch RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • libpurple RHEL 4 2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • libpurple RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.6.6-5.el5_5
  • pidgin-perl RHEL 4 2.6.6-5.el4_8
  • pidgin-perl RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.6.6-5.el5_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0788

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1624 updated cvss 3.5

Pidgin: MSN SLP emoticon DoS (NULL pointer dereference)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 finch, pidgin, libpurple, pidgin-perl, libpurple-tcl, libpurple-perl
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 finch 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-tcl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) finch 2.6.6-5.el5_5, pidgin 2.6.6-5.el5_5, libpurple 2.6.6-5.el5_5, pidgin-perl 2.6.6-5.el5_5, libpurple-tcl 2.6.6-5.el5_5, libpurple-perl 2.6.6-5.el5_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 finch 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-tcl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) pidgin 2.6.6-5.el5_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 finch 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-tcl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) finch 2.6.6-5.el5_5, pidgin 2.6.6-5.el5_5, libpurple 2.6.6-5.el5_5, pidgin-perl 2.6.6-5.el5_5, libpurple-tcl 2.6.6-5.el5_5, libpurple-perl 2.6.6-5.el5_5
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 finch 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple 2.6.6-5.el4_8, pidgin-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-tcl 2.6.6-5.el4_8, libpurple-perl 2.6.6-5.el4_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0788

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Exploit prediction

5.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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