CVE-2011-4603
Description
The silc_channel_message function in ops.c in the SILC 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 message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3594.
Risk Information
Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
1.165
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability CVE-2011-4601,CVE-2011-4602,CVE-2011-4603,CVE-2012-1257 are affected in Pidgin 2.10.0 | Windows |
| graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X (USN-1500-1) finch_2.10.3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb | Linux |
| graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X (USN-1500-1) finch_2.10.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X (USN-1500-1) libpurple0_2.10.3-0ubuntu1.6_i386.deb | Linux |
| graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X (USN-1500-1) libpurple0_2.10.3-0ubuntu1.6_amd64.deb | Linux |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-336424 | Pidgin (2.14.13) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234