4.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-2528
Pidgin Oscar Protocol NULL Pointer Dereference
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2010, 1:26 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2528 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-2010-2528.

URL Resource
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0
http://secunia.com/advisories/40699 Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873
http://www.osvdb.org/66506
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41881
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2221
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0
http://secunia.com/advisories/40699 Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873
http://www.osvdb.org/66506
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41881
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2221
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-2528 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-2528 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/fcb70f7c12120206d30ad33223ff85be7b226d1c/with/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_icbm.c
    Added Reference http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/8e8ff246492e45af8f8d0808296d6f2906794dc0
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40699
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462873
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/66506
    Added Reference http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=47
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41881
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1887
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2221
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359
  • 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:18359 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18359 [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/60566 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60566 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 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-2010-2528 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-2010-2528 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.08 }} -1.82%

score

0.82413

percentile

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