CVE-2012-2318
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2318
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-2318.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-2318
- Downstream
- Published
- 2012-07-03T19:55:03Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17448