{"id":"CVE-2012-2318","details":"msg.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle crafted characters, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by placing these characters in a text/plain message.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:19.908780Z","published":"2012-07-03T19:55:03Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/50005"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:082"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d6bcb4f4ea4"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=63"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53400"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136503"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17448"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}