CVE-2011-2943
CVE-2011-2943
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The irc_msg_who function in msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple 2.8.0 through 2.9.0 in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly validate characters in nicknames, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted nickname that is not properly handled in a WHO response.
EPSS 3.6% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
Original sources
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=53
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/5c2dba4a7e2e76b76e7f472b88953a4316706d43
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45663
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69340
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45916
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49268
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37/with/5c2dba4a7e2e76b76e7f472b88953a4316706d43/libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025961
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2943