CVE-2011-4601: Input Validation
First published: Sun Dec 25 2011(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin Pidgin | <=2.10.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.9 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.8 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.9 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.5 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.1.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.4 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.6.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.2 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.1 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.6.3 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.6 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.11 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.6 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.10 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.7 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.0.1 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.4.2 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.3 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.4 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.5 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.6.5 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.2.2 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.1.1 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.3.1 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.4.3 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.6.6 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.8.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.0.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.0.2 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.3.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.4.1 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.4.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.6.2 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.9.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.2.0 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.2.1 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.8 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.7 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.5.3 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.6.1 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.6.4 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.2 | |
| Pidgin Pidgin | =2.7.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=57
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/bc79b1bf09dcfa1d8edac86a06761fce7416e69c/with/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3/libpurple/protocols/oscar/family_feedbag.c
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:183
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51010
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/2
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18408
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/pidgin
- canonical/pidgin pidgin
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.10.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.9
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.8
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.9
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.5
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.1.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.4
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.6.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.2
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.1
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.6.3
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.6
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.11
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.6
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.10
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.7
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.0.1
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.4.2
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.3
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.4
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.5
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.6.5
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.2.2
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.1.1
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.3.1
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.4.3
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.6.6
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.8.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.0.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.0.2
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.3.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.4.1
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.4.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.6.2
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.9.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.2.0
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.2.1
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.8
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.7
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.5.3
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.6.1
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.6.4
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.2
- version/pidgin pidgin/2.7.1