medium
4.3
CWE
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CVE-2011-3184

First published: Mon Aug 22 2011(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the handling of HTTP 100 responses in the MSN protocol plugin. It can cause the application to attempt to access memory that it does not have access to. This only affects users who have turned on the HTTP connection method for their accounts (it's off by default). This might only be triggerable by a malicious server and not a malicious peer. Remote code execution is not possible. Reference: <a href="http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=54">http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=54</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Pidgin<=2.9.0
Pidgin=2.0.0
Pidgin=2.0.1
Pidgin=2.0.2
Pidgin=2.1.0
Pidgin=2.1.1
Pidgin=2.2.0
Pidgin=2.2.1
Pidgin=2.2.2
Pidgin=2.3.0
Pidgin=2.3.1
Pidgin=2.4.0
Pidgin=2.4.1
Pidgin=2.4.2
Pidgin=2.4.3
Pidgin=2.5.0
Pidgin=2.5.1
Pidgin=2.5.2
Pidgin=2.5.3
Pidgin=2.5.4
Pidgin=2.5.5
Pidgin=2.5.6
Pidgin=2.5.7
Pidgin=2.5.8
Pidgin=2.5.9
Pidgin=2.6.0
Pidgin=2.6.1
Pidgin=2.6.2
Pidgin=2.6.4
Pidgin=2.6.5
Pidgin=2.6.6
Pidgin=2.7.0
Pidgin=2.7.1
Pidgin=2.7.2
Pidgin=2.7.3
Pidgin=2.7.4
Pidgin=2.7.5
Pidgin=2.7.6
Pidgin=2.7.7
Pidgin=2.7.8
Pidgin=2.7.9
Pidgin=2.7.10
Pidgin=2.7.11
Pidgin=2.8.0

Remedy

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/5c2dba4a7e2e76b76e7f472b88953a4316706d43/with/16af0661899a978b4fedc1c165965b85009013d1/libpurple/protocols/msn/httpconn.c

Remedy

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/16af0661899a978b4fedc1c165965b85009013d1

Remedy

http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=54

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-3184?

    CVE-2011-3184 has a medium severity level due to its potential to allow unauthorized memory access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-3184?

    To fix CVE-2011-3184, update Pidgin to a version later than 2.8.0 where the vulnerability is patched.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2011-3184?

    CVE-2011-3184 affects Pidgin versions from 2.0.0 to 2.8.0.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2011-3184?

    CVE-2011-3184 is a memory access vulnerability resulting from improper handling of HTTP 100 responses.

  • Who is at risk for CVE-2011-3184?

    Users of Pidgin who have enabled the HTTP connection method are at risk for CVE-2011-3184.

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