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CVE-2011-4939

Published: Mar 15, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4939
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The pidgin_conv_chat_rename_user function in gtkconv.c in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by changing a nickname while in an XMPP chat room.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PidginPidgin*2.10.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.0.0 (including)2.0.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.3.0 (including)2.3.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.2 (including)2.4.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.0 (including)2.5.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.1 (including)2.5.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.2 (including)2.5.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.3 (including)2.5.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.4 (including)2.5.4 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.5 (including)2.5.5 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.6 (including)2.5.6 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.7 (including)2.5.7 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.8 (including)2.5.8 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.9 (including)2.5.9 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.0 (including)2.6.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.1 (including)2.6.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.2 (including)2.6.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.3 (including)2.6.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.4 (including)2.6.4 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.5 (including)2.6.5 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.6 (including)2.6.6 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.1 (including)2.7.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.2 (including)2.7.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.3 (including)2.7.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.4 (including)2.7.4 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.5 (including)2.7.5 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.6 (including)2.7.6 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.7 (including)2.7.7 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.8 (including)2.7.8 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.9 (including)2.7.9 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.10 (including)2.7.10 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.11 (including)2.7.11 (including)
PidginPidgin2.8.0 (including)2.8.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.9.0 (including)2.9.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.10.0 (including)2.10.0 (including)
PidginUbuntuhardy*
PidginUbuntumaverick*
PidginUbuntuoneiric*
PidginUbuntuupstream*

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