CVE-2007-4999
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to...
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
- Record
CVE-2007-4999- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
- Record
CVE-2007-4999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4980 No score
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4980- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qcj3-h9mr-5c65 No score
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to...
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
- Record
GHSA-qcj3-h9mr-5c65- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
- Record
CVE-2007-4999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4999 No score
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4999 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Pidgin, published October 29, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in pidgin 2.2.2-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/26205
pidgin.im/news/security?id=24
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3624
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18357
osvdb.org/38695
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38132
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secunia.com/advisories/27495
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00011.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-548-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4999
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcj3-h9mr-5c65
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4999