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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2011-4525 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1500-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:19.367Z
Reserved: 2011-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-4601
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-12-25T01:55:02.130
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-4601
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN