Is CVE-2007-4996 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-4996 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-4996?

CVE-2007-4996 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-4996?

CVE-2007-4996 has an EPSS score of 1.76% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4996?

Upgrade pidgin on debian 11 to 2.2.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-4996

MEDIUMEPSS 75th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

libpurple in Pidgin before 2.2.1 does not properly handle MSN nudge messages from users who are not on the receiver's buddy list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nudge message that triggers an access of "an invalid memory location."

How to fix

Remediation Available

pidginDebian

Fixed in:2.2.1-1CVE-2007-4996

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.