CVE-2011-2943
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 29, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 27, 2011
Description
The irc_msg_who function in msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple 2.8.0 through 2.9.0 in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly validate characters in nicknames, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted nickname that is not properly handled in a WHO response.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=53
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/5c2dba4a7e2e76b76e7f472b88953a4316706d43
- [oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: Pidgin crashmailing-list
- 45663third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18005vdb-entrysignature
- pidgin-irc-protocol-dos(69340)vdb-entry
- 45916third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722939
- 49268vdb-entry
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37/with/5c2dba4a7e2e76b76e7f472b88953a4316706d43/libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c
- 1025961vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110820 CVE request: Pidgin crashmailing-list
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