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TI-2010-01568 Aliases CVE-2010-1624GHSA-254x-7xj8-2w85

The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin…

Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The msn_emoticon_msg function in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a custom emoticon in a malformed SLP message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05586 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.7.0VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0788 Released 2010-10-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    pidgin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8, finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8.i386, finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8.ia64 +33
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) finch-2.6.6-5.el5_5, finch-2.6.6-5.el5_5.i386, libpurple-2.6.6-5.el5_5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) finch-devel-2.6.6-5.el5_5, finch-devel-2.6.6-5.el5_5.i386, libpurple-devel-2.6.6-5.el5_5 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8, finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8.i386, finch-devel-2.6.6-5.el4_8 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8, finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8.i386, finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8.ia64 +24
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) finch-2.6.6-5.el5_5, finch-2.6.6-5.el5_5.i386, finch-devel-2.6.6-5.el5_5 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8, finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8.i386, finch-2.6.6-5.el4_8.ia64 +24

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0788

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1624
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-254x-7xj8-2w85

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 4

Sources

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