CVE-2007-4996

N/A Unknown
Published: October 01, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27088
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

pidgin