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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2038-1 | New pidgin packages fix denial of service |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2038-2 | New pidgin packages fix regression |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2038-3 | New pidgin packages fix regression |
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-0454 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-902-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:12.274Z
Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-0423
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-02-24T18:30:00.530
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-0423
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN