MEDIUM
pidgin: Smiley Denial of Service
Published Feb 24, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
Description
gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.5
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0115
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0115
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0115 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0115 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 as the issue only causes Pidgin client to become unresponsive or crash.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.31% 0.02312
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02312
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02312) | 82.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02312) | 81.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.80% (0.08804) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.45% (0.15449) | 91.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.80% (0.08804) | 91.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.28% (0.05278) | 89.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 19.47% (0.19471) | 96.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 22.90% (0.22899) | 95.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (29)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38563 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38640 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38658 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38712 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39509 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/62440 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0423 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565792 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56394 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0423
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17554 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9842 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0423
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 24, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2010
Link CVE-2010-0423
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a