CVE-2011-4601
EPSS 3.8%
Description
family_feedbag.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.1 does not perform the expected UTF-8 validation on message data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AIM or (2) ICQ message associated with buddy-list addition.
How to fix CVE-2011-4601
To remediate CVE-2011-4601, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.10.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-4601 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.10.1-1