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CVE-2010-3711 Detail

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.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-3711
NVD Published Date:
10/27/2010
NVD Last Modified:
09/18/2017
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.