Public bug reported: A remote MSN user that is not on the buddy list can cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a nudge message. The protocol plugin attempts to look up the buddy's information and accesses an invalid memory location if the user is not on the buddy list.
Fixed in version 2.2.1 More info: http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23 ** Affects: pidgin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Visibility changed to: Public -- MSN nudges sent from unknown buddies can cause libpurple to crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147103 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
