CVE-2012-2214 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can crash the Pidgin application by sending a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests, requiring user interaction to initiate the transfer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2214?
CVE-2012-2214 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 3 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pidgin Pidgin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2214?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-2214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin
Sources
Also known as CVE-2012-2323, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2214, GHSA-8xpc-q358-5r82.