pidgin: Client abort in the MSN protocol plug-in by attempt to display certain, not UTF-8 encoded text
Published Mar 15, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.48%
Description
The msn_oim_report_to_user function in oim.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an OIM message that lacks UTF-8 encoding.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.10.1
- 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
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 2.7.8
- 2.7.9
- 2.7.10
- 2.7.11
- 2.8.0
- 2.9.0
- 2.10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.6.6-11.el5.4
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1102
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin-0:2.7.9-5.el6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1102
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-11.el5.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1102 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin-0:2.7.9-5.el6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1102 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 83.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02504) | 82.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00923) | 74.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01212) | 85.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01212) | 85.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01212) | 83.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14884 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/60f8379d0a610538cf42e0dd9ab1436c8b9308cd/with/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd/libpurple/protocols/msn/oim.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=61 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:029 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52475 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1178 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803298 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1178
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18019 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1178
Change history (0)
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