Explain CVE-2010-0423
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: n/a
References: [{'name': 'FEDORA-2010-1279', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html'}, {'name': '38294', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0115', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html'}, {'name': '62440', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/62440'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-0413', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413'}, {'name': '38563', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38563'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2010:085', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085'}, {'name': 'USN-902-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1'}, {'name': '38640', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38640'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-0914', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0914'}, {'name': '38658', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38658'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9842', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9842'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=45'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-1934', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1020', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2010:006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-1383', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-2038', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2038'}, {'name': '38712', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38712'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565792'}, {'name': 'pidgin-smileys-dos(56394)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56394'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17554', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17554'}, {'name': '39509', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39509'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2010:041', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041'}, {'name': '38915', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38915'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED