CVE-2012-2318
EPSS 0.84%
Description
msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.
How to fix CVE-2012-2318
To remediate CVE-2012-2318, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.10.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-2318 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.10.4-1