Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-4996
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."
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.2.1
- Range: <2.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/27010nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.pidgin.im/news/security/nvdPatch
- fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-236.shtmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27088nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481402/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25872nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3321nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36884nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18261nvd
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