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CVE-2011-4601 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/bc79b1bf09dcfa1d8edac86a06761fce7416e69c/with/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_feedbag.c	CVE
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3	CVE
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=57	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47219	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/47234	CVE
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18408	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:183	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/1	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/2	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51010	CVE
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/bc79b1bf09dcfa1d8edac86a06761fce7416e69c/with/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_feedbag.c	[email protected]
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3	[email protected]
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=57	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47219	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/47234	[email protected]
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18408	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:183	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/1	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/2	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51010	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pidgin pidgin	<= 2.10.0 2.0.0 2.0.1 2.0.2 2.1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

pidgin pidgin

<= 2.10.0

2.0.0

2.0.1

2.0.2

2.1.0

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 26, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]