CVE-2011-1091

N/A Unknown
Published: March 14, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

libymsg.c in the Yahoo! protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0 through 2.7.10 allows (1) remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG notification packet, and allows (2) remote Yahoo! servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG SMS message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/5cbe18129b6e7c660bc093f7e5e1414ceca17d04/with/a7c415abba1f5f01f79295337518837f73d99bb7/libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/a7c415abba1f5f01f79295337518837f73d99bb7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055874.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056309.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43695
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43721
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46376
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.466884
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=51
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0616.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1371.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46837
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0643
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0661
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0669
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0703
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=683031
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66055
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18402
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/5cbe18129b6e7c660bc093f7e5e1414ceca17d04/with/a7c415abba1f5f01f79295337518837f73d99bb7/libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/a7c415abba1f5f01f79295337518837f73d99bb7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055874.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056309.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/46376
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.466884
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=51
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0616.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1371.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46837
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0661
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=683031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.0%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

pidgin