CVE-2011-4602
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2011-4602 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (pidgin) | RHSA-2011:1820 | 2011-12-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (pidgin) | RHSA-2011:1820 | 2011-12-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (pidgin) | RHSA-2011:1820 | 2011-12-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (pidgin) | RHSA-2011:1821 | 2011-12-14 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Pidgin project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Thijs Alkemade as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation