CVE-2010-0420

NameCVE-2010-0420
Descriptionlibpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing <br> sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2038-1
Debian Bugs572946

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pidgin (PTS)buster2.13.0-2fixed
bullseye2.14.1-1fixed
trixie, bookworm2.14.12-1fixed
sid2.14.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gaimsourcelenny(not affected)
gaimsource(unstable)(unfixed)low
pidginsourcelenny2.4.3-4lenny6DSA-2038-1
pidginsource(unstable)2.6.6-1low
qutecomsource(unstable)2.2~rc3.hg396~dfsg1-6low572946

Notes

[lenny] - gaim <not-affected> (gaim is a transitional dummy package only)

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