gsd-2007-4996
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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."
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2007-4996


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    "id": "GSD-2007-4996",
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      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:21:37.155936Z",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-15T21:39Z",
      "publishedDate": "2007-10-01T20:17Z"
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