CVE-2011-4602

N/A Unknown
Published: December 17, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.1 does not properly handle missing fields in (1) voice-chat and (2) video-chat stanzas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.7%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

pidgin