DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2318

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2318
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2318.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2318
Upstream
Published
2012-07-03T19:55:03.020Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:18:37.955601Z
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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}