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CVE-2011-4601

Published Dec 25, 2011 pidgin CWE-20

Overview

CVE-2011-4601 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting pidgin pidgin. It was published on December 25, 2011.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pidgin. Update pidgin to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
pidgin pidgin 0 Affected

References

Ref developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/bc79b1bf09dcfa1d8edac86a06761fce7416e69c/with/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_feedbag.c Ref developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3 Ref pidgin.im/news/security/?id=57 Ref secunia.com/advisories/47219 Ref secunia.com/advisories/47234 Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:183 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/1 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/2 Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-4601?

CVE-2011-4601 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting pidgin pidgin. It was published on December 25, 2011.

How severe is CVE-2011-4601?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-4601?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pidgin. Update pidgin to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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