Vulnerability in Pidgin
CVE-2011-3184
The msn_httpconn_parse_data function in httpconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly handle HTTP 100 responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect memory access and application crash) via vectors involving a crafted server message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pidgin — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/064943.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/10 (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18284 (signature, vdb-entry)
- developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/5c2dba4a7e2e76b76e7f472b88953a4316706… (Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69341 (vdb-entry)
- pidgin.im/news/security/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/45663 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/4 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/7 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065190.html (vendor-advisory)