CVE-2011-4601

Publication date 24 December 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pidgin	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 1:2.10.0-0ubuntu2.1
	11.04 natty	Fixed 1:2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4.5
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
pidgin	Upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8431da66063b Vendor: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1500-1
Pidgin vulnerabilities
9 July 2012

CVE-2011-4601

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Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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