CVE-2007-4999

Pidgin 2.1.0-2.2.1 - Denial of Service via Invalid HTML Message Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26205
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=24
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3624
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18357
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38695
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38132
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27495
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483580/100/0/threaded
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27372
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27858
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-548-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0181
EPSS Percentile 76.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
pidgin/pidgin 2.1.0
pidgin/pidgin 2.2.0
pidgin/pidgin 2.2.1
Published Oct 29, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026