Pidgin: MSN SLP emoticon DoS (NULL pointer dereference)
Published May 14, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.59%
Description
The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a custom emoticon in a malformed SLP message.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pidgin-0:2.6.6-5.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.6.6-5.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-5.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0788 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-5.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0788 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future pidgin package update may address this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.59% (0.05586) | 92.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.59% (0.05586) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03615) | 86.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.11% (0.05113) | 82.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03615) | 87.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.34% (0.04337) | 92.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 9.57% (0.09570) | 93.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 6.99% (0.06992) | 93.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 7.46% (0.07459) | 93.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 6.99% (0.06992) | 92.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.64% (0.03636) | 90.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.67% (0.13672) | 94.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39801 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41899 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1624 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1624
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1624
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