CVE-2011-4922
N/A
Published: August 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPidgin
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
cipher.c in the Cipher API in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.10 retains encryption-key data in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a core file or other representation of memory contents.
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:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/13x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=50VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18223Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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