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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-4996
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CVE-2007-4996

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."

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36884

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA27010
  Secunia Advisory: SA27088

FEDORA
  http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtml

CONFIRM
  http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/481402/100/0/threaded

BID
  25872


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