Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-3711
CVE-2010-3711
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.
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Affected products
35cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 34 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.7.3
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.7.4
Patches
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References
26- developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/b01c6a1f7fe4d86b83f5f10917b3cb713989cfccnvdPatch
- pidgin.im/news/security/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2753nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/41893nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/41899nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2754nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2755nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050227.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050695.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050133.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42075nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42294nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.osvdb.org/68773nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0890.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44283nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2847nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2851nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2870nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62708nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18506nvd
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