CVE-2011-4601
N/A
Published: December 25, 2011 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPidgin
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (13)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/757272a78a8ca6027d518e614712c3399e34dda3Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:183Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/10/2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card