Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 24, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0423 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pidgin pidgin
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-0423.

URL Resource
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38563 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38640 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38658 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38712 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://secunia.com/advisories/39509
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
http://www.osvdb.org/62440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565792
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56394
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17554
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9842
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-0423 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0423 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17554 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9842 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9842 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17554 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/56394 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56394 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-0423 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-0423 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

22.90 }} 0.00%

score

0.95747

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability