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CVE-2011-4601


family_feedbag.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.1 does not perform the expected UTF-8 validation on message data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AIM or (2) ICQ message associated with buddy-list addition.


Published

2011-12-25T01:55:02.130

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application pidgin pidgin ≤ 2.10.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.0.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.0.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.0.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.1.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.1.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.2.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.2.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.2.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.3.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.3.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.3 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.3 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.4 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.5 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.6 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.7 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.8 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.9 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.6.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.6.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.6.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.6.3 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.6.4 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.6.5 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.6.6 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.3 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.4 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.5 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.6 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.7 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.8 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.9 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.10 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.7.11 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.8.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.9.0 Yes

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