CVE-2011-4602
Pidgin < 2.10.1 - Denial of Service via Malformed XMPP Voice/Video Chat Stanzas
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1821.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1820.html
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13195955
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fb216fc88b085afc06d9a15209519cde1f4df6c6
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18420
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=58
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/47219
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/47234
Scores
EPSS
0.0372
EPSS Percentile
88.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (45)
pidgin/pidgin
2.0.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.0.1
pidgin/pidgin
2.0.2
pidgin/pidgin
2.1.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.1.1
pidgin/pidgin
2.2.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.2.1
pidgin/pidgin
2.2.2
pidgin/pidgin
2.3.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.3.1
... and 35 more
Published
Dec 17, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026