Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2011-3594
CVE-2011-3594
Description
The g_markup_escape_text function in the SILC protocol plug-in in libpurple 2.10.0 and earlier, as used in Pidgin and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via invalid UTF-8 sequences that trigger use of invalid pointers and an out-of-bounds read, related to interactions with certain versions of glib2.
Affected products
48cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 46 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.10.0
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14636nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/46376nvdVendor Advisory
- developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/be5e66abad2af29604bc794cc4c6600ab12751f3/with/7eb1f6d56cc58bbb5b56b7df53955d36b9b419b8nvd
- pidgin.im/news/security/nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1371.htmlnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18034nvd
News mentions
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