CVE-2011-1091

Pidgin: Multiple NULL pointer dereference flaws in Yahoo protocol plug-in

Published Mar 14, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
libymsg.c in the Yahoo! protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0 through 2.7.10 allows (1) remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG notification packet, and allows (2) remote Yahoo! servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG SMS message.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1105 libymsg.c in the Yahoo! protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0 through 2.7.10 allows (1) remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG notification packet, and allows (2) remote Yahoo! servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG SMS message.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1273-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved
Feb 24, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 14, 2011, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 10, 2011, 12:00 AM