Denial of service vulnerability in libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6 via nicknames containing br tag sequences| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:826 | Date: (C)2011-05-06 (M)2024-01-29 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Pidgin and is prone to denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in libpurple in Finch, which fails to handle nicknames containing br tag sequences in multi-user chat (MUC) room environment. Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
