CVE-2011-1091

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1091
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-14 19:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionlibymsg.c in the Yahoo! protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0 through 2.7.10 allows (1) remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG notification packet, and allows (2) remote Yahoo! servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG SMS message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.0 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.1 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.2 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.4 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.5 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.6.6 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.0 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.1 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.10 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.2 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.3 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.4 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.5 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.6 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.7 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.8 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.7.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
683031 – (CVE-2011-1091) CVE-2011-1091 Pidgin: Multiple NULL pointer dereference flaws in Yahoo protocol plug-in af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Pidgin Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pidgin.im Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: pidgin-2.7.11-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.pidgin.im Patch
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat update for pidgin - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Libpurple Yahoo Protocol 'YMSG' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: pidgin-2.7.11-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.pidgin.im Patch
Hermes - openSUSE Notification Client af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hermes.opensuse.org
Pidgin YMSG Denial of Service Weakness - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for pidgin - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2011-1091 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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