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CVE-2011-4603

MEDIUMEPSS 89th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pidginDebian
Fixed in:2.10.1-1CVE-2011-4603
Fixed in:2.10.1-1CVE-2011-4603
Fixed in:2.10.1-1CVE-2011-4603
Fixed in:2.10.1-1CVE-2011-4603

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

3.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days
89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

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