VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4602
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.58%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.58% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fb216fc88b085afc06d9a15209519cde1f4df6c6
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=58
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18420
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fb216fc88b085afc06d9a15209519cde1f4df6c6
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=58
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18420
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.