CVE-2011-4601

N/A Unknown
Published: December 25, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/bc79b1bf09dcfa1d8edac86a06761fce7416e69c/with/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_feedbag.c
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=57
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51010
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%3A18408
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/bc79b1bf09dcfa1d8edac86a06761fce7416e69c/with/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_feedbag.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=57
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51010
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%3A18408
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.7%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

pidgin

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