Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802713
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Pidgin Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Windows
Summary:	Pidgin is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Description:	Summary: Pidgin is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Insight: The flaws are due to - A NULL pointer dereference error within the 'get_iter_from_chatbuddy()' function when handling nickname changes in XMPP chat rooms. - An error within the 'msn_oim_report_to_user()' function when handling UTF-8 encoded message. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attacker to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Affected Software/OS: Pidgin version prior to 2.10.2 on Windows Solution: Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.10.2 or later. CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1178 50005 http://secunia.com/advisories/50005 52475 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52475 MDVSA-2012:029 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:029 RHSA-2012:1102 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14884 http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/60f8379d0a610538cf42e0dd9ab1436c8b9308cd/with/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd/libpurple/protocols/msn/oim.c http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3053d6a37cc6d8774aba7607b992a4408216adcd http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=61 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18019 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18019 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4939 http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14392 http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/10ead4688e3af4132d454fa3bc241480500651c9/with/d1d77da56217f3a083e1d459bef054db9f1d5699/pidgin/gtkconv.c http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/d1d77da56217f3a083e1d459bef054db9f1d5699 http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=60 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18406 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18406
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