CVE-2010-3711

Publication date 27 October 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pidgin 10.10 maverick
Fixed 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7.3
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.10
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
pidgin

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1014-1
    • Pidgin vulnerabilities
    • 4 November 2010

Other references