Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4996 (CCN-36884)

Assigned:2007-10-01
Published:2007-10-01
Updated:2018-10-15
Summary: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."
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4996

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2007-2368

Source: CCN
Type: SA27010
Pidgin MSN "nudge" Denial of Service

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
27010

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
27088

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 38694
Pidgin libpurple MSN nudge Message Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 38695
Pidgin libpurple HTML Logging Malformed Data Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: Pidgin Web site: Security Advisory
MSN Remote "Nudge" DoS

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20071003 FLEA-2007-0057-1 pidgin

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
25872

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25872
Pidgin MSN Nudge Messages Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-3321

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
pidgin-msn-nudge-dos(36884)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
pidgin-msn-nudge-dos(36884)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18261

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18261
    V
    		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."
    2013-09-30
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