GHSA-8xq8-jg9h-c7fc
GitHub Security Advisory
⚠ Unreviewed
MODERATE
Has CVE
Advisory Details
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a null pointer dereference. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash.
Related CVEs
Key Information
5.0
/10
Dataset
Last updated: July 12, 2025 6:29 AM
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