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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-1624 · published 14 May 2010

CVE-2010-1624: Pidgin improper input validation vulnerability

Pidgin · Pidgin

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.6% · top 7.4% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec0 Broken Link
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39801 Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41899 Not Applicable
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097 Broken Link
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141 Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547 Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/884d44222e8c81ecec51c25e07d005e002a5479b/with/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec0 Broken Link
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/894460d22c434e73d60b71ec031611988e687c8b Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39801 Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41899 Not Applicable
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:097 Broken Link
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=46 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40138 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1141 Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=589973 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58559 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18547 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-1624), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.