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CVE-2010-2528

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin...

4.0 MediumFix available

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

Exploit likelihood

2.42%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

Record
CVE-2010-2528
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

Record
CVE-2010-2528
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2532 No score

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

Record
EUVD-2010-2532
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6326-h87r-x9gf No score

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin...

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

Record
GHSA-6326-h87r-x9gf
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

Record
CVE-2010-2528
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2528 No score

The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an X-Status message that lacks the expected end tag for a (1) desc or (2) title element.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2528
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1 No score

finch-2.11.0-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the finch-2.11.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pidgin
Debian:12
before 2.7.2-1
2.7.2-1
pidgin
Debian:13
before 2.7.2-1
2.7.2-1
pidgin
Debian:14
before 2.7.2-1
2.7.2-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2010-2528 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Pidgin, published July 29, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.42%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in pidgin 2.7.2-1.

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