Pidgin · Pidgin · CVE-2013-6482
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Pidgin versions prior to 2.10.8
**Description**
The issue allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by manipulating OIM XML headers or via crafted SOAP responses, OIM XML responses, or Content-Length headers, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and crash.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 2.10.8, update to version 2.10.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to MSN protocol functionality until the update is applied.