CVE-2010-0423

Publication date 18 February 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pidgin	9.10 karmic	Fixed 1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pidgin	Upstream: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/d1009efa4da45e8abd8279b454505554627c67c6

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-902-1
Pidgin vulnerabilities
22 February 2010

Other references

http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0423