Unscored severity · published Oct 29, 2007
CVE-2007-4999
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that…
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CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libpurple in Pidgin 2.1.0 through 2.2.1, when using HTML logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a message that contains invalid HTML data, a different vector than CVE-2007-4996.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
2.1.0; 2.2.0; 2.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4999
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4999
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/38695
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27372
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27495
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27858
Patch
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=24
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483580/100/0/threaded
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