CVE-2012-2214
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2214- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2208 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2208- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xpc-q358-5r82 No score
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8xpc-q358-5r82- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2214 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2214- 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
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-2012-2214 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Pidgin, published July 3, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in pidgin 2.10.4-1.
References
hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5f9d676cefdb
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17886
pidgin.im/news/security?id=62
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2214
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xpc-q358-5r82
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2214
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2694