CVE-2011-4602

pidgin: Multiple NULL pointer deference flaws by processing certain Jingle stanzas in the XMPP protocol plug-in

Published Dec 17, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4526 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1500-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 17, 2011, 3:54 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 10, 2011, 12:00 AM