CVE-2007-4996
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Description
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."
Affected Products
1| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| pidgin | pidgin |
2.2.0
|
References
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2007-4996- Published:
- 2007-10-01
- Modified:
- 2026-04-23
- CVSS Score:
- 4.3
- Severity:
- MEDIUM
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected Vendors
pidgin
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL