description: A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
problem types: null pointer dereference
affected:
{
product: Pidgin
vendor: Pidgin
versions:
status: affected, version: 2.10.11
}