CVE-2011-4939
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The pidgin_conv_chat_rename_user function in gtkconv.c in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by changing a nickname while in an XMPP chat room.
Find out more about CVE-2011-4939 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of pidgin as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| 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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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | Will not fix |
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