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CVE-2010-0423

CVE-2010-0423

EPSS 2.3%
gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) by sending many smileys in a (1) IM or (2) chat.
Affected products
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References
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLoghttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.htmlhttp://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565792http://secunia.com/advisories/38563http://secunia.com/advisories/38640http://secunia.com/advisories/38658http://secunia.com/advisories/38712http://secunia.com/advisories/38915