6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.047 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.4%
libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver’s buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of “an invalid memory location.”
fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml
secunia.com/advisories/27010
secunia.com/advisories/27088
www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18261