Unscored severity · published Oct 28, 2010
CVE-2010-3711
libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.4 does not properly validate the return value of the purple_base64_decode function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of…
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CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.4 does not properly validate the return value of the purple_base64_decode function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted message, related to the plugins for MSN, MySpaceIM, XMPP, and Yahoo! and the NTLM authentication support.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
through 2.7.3; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0; 2.1.1; +28 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3711
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3711
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/b01c6a1f7fe4d86b83f5f10917b3cb713989cfcc
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050227.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050695.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050133.html
Patch
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=48
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41893
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