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CVE-2007-4999 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/01/2007)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Pidgin or Gaim as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://osvdb.org/38695
http://osvdb.org/38695
http://secunia.com/advisories/27372 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27372 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27495
http://secunia.com/advisories/27495
http://secunia.com/advisories/27858
http://secunia.com/advisories/27858
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=24 Patch 
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=24 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483580/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483580/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26205
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26205
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-548-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-548-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3624
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3624
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38132
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38132
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18357
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18357
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00011.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00011.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4999
NVD Published Date:
10/29/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.