CVE-2010-3711

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.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.37% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory pidgin.im Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050695.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2753 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62708 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2754 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462352 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050227.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024623 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44283 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42294 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42075 third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/68773 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0890.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41893 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641921
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2851 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2847 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050133.html vendor advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/b01c6a1f7fe4d86b83f5f10917b3cb713989cfcc patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/41899 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18506 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2870 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:208 vendor advisory
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=48 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3711?
CVE-2010-3711 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3711?
To fix CVE-2010-3711, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3711 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3711 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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