CVE-2010-0420
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0420
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-0420.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-0420
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2010-02-24T18:30:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:25Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.
- References
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- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=44
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38658
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38712
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39509
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html
- http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565786
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/62439
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56399
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11485
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18230