| Summary | MSN direct connection denial of service |
|---|---|
| Date | 2010-12-26 |
| CVE Number | CVE-2010-4528 |
| Discovered By | Stu Tomlinson |
| Fixed In Release | 2.7.9 |
It was discovered that libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 did not properly handle “short” packets in MSN direct connection sessions, leading to a crash due to a NULL pointer dereference. Malicious clients or users can exploit this to cause a denial of service (crash).
Ignore short packets.