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CVE-2010-3711

MEDIUMEPSS 87th pctl
4.0
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pidginDebian
Fixed in:2.7.4-1CVE-2010-3711
Fixed in:2.7.4-1CVE-2010-3711
Fixed in:2.7.4-1CVE-2010-3711
Fixed in:2.7.4-1CVE-2010-3711

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days
87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

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