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libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.4 does not properly validate the return value of the purple_base64_decode function which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted message related to the plugins for MSN MySpaceIM XMPP and Yahoo! and the NTLM authentication support

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18506

libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.4 does not properly validate the return value of the purple_base64_decode function which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted message related to the plugins for MSN MySpaceIM XMPP and Yahoo! and the NTLM authentication support.

Family:
windows
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows 8
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
  • CVE-2010-3711
Product(s):
  • Pidgin