CVE-2012-2214 in Pidgin
Summary
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests.
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Reservation
04/09/2012
Disclosure
07/03/2012
Status
Confirmed
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61177 | Pidgin proxy.c resource management | 399 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2012-2214 |