NULL pointer dereference in libpurple and Pidgin - CVE-2010-4528

 

NULL pointer dereference in libpurple and Pidgin - CVE-2010-4528

Published: January 7, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45490
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4528
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: pidgin.im
Affected software:
libpurple
Pidgin

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session.


How to mitigate CVE-2010-4528

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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