CVE-2011-3594

libpurple: invalid UTF-8 string handling in SILC messages

Published Nov 4, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The g_markup_escape_text function in the SILC protocol plug-in in libpurple 2.10.0 and earlier, as used in Pidgin and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via invalid UTF-8 sequences that trigger use of invalid pointers and an out-of-bounds read, related to interactions with certain versions of glib2.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3553 The g_markup_escape_text function in the SILC protocol plug-in in libpurple 2.10.0 and earlier, as used in Pidgin and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via invalid UTF-8 sequences that trigger use of invalid pointers and an out-of-bounds read, related to interactions with certain versions of glib2.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1273-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:37 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 4, 2011, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:33 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 29, 2011, 12:00 AM