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CVE-2011-4939

Published: 15 March 2012

The pidgin_conv_chat_rename_user function in gtkconv.c in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by changing a nickname while in an XMPP chat room.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Introduced at some point after 2.7.11

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
pidgin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Not vulnerable
(1:2.7.11-1ubuntu2.1)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Not vulnerable
(1:2.7.11-1ubuntu2.1)
oneiric
Released (1:2.10.0-0ubuntu2.1)
precise Not vulnerable
(1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1)
upstream
Released (2.10.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/92fdfe84de21