Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.901137
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Pidgin 'X-Status' Message Denial of Service Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:	Pidgin is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Pidgin is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is caused by a NULL pointer dereference error when processing malformed 'X-Status' messages, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application, creating a denial of service condition. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause the application to crash, denying service to legitimate users. Affected Software/OS: Pidgin versions prior to 2.7.2 Solution: Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.7.2 or later. CVSS Score: 4.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2528 40699 http://secunia.com/advisories/40699 41881 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41881 66506 http://www.osvdb.org/66506 ADV-2010-1887 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887 ADV-2010-2221 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2221 SSA:2010-240-05 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873 http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0 http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18359 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359 pidgin-xstatus-dos(60566) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566
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