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CVE-2012-1178

Published: 15 March 2012

The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an OIM message that lacks UTF-8 encoding.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
pidgin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4.5)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty
Released (1:2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2)
oneiric
Released (1:2.10.0-0ubuntu2.1)
precise Not vulnerable
(1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1)
upstream
Released (2.10.2-1)
Patches:
upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/1b1b97b8e942
upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/f9eeb175a5c9
upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/f5fd49c83637
upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5c02bc93f2c4
upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/85ec889f1675