CVE-2010-2528
The clientautoresp function in family_icbm.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin...
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.
- Severity
- 4.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.42%EPSS, 84th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
2.7.2-1pidgin +2 more
Description
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
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2010-2532No 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-x9gfNo 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
OSVNo 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-2010-2528No 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-2024:10432-1No 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873
developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359
pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566
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osvdb.org/66506
secunia.com/advisories/40699
securityfocus.com/bid/41881
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2528
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6326-h87r-x9gf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2528
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2694