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    CVE-2007-4996

    libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver's buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."

    Published:Sep 27, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 1, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.0163
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pidgin
    Product
    Pidgin

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27010
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27088
    http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18261
    http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27010
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27088
    http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18261

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High