CVE-2011-3594 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the g_markup_escape_text function within the SILC protocol plug-in of libpurple 2.10.0 and earlier, affecting products like Pidgin. Remote attackers can trigger a crash by sending invalid UTF-8 sequences, leading to invalid pointer usage and an out-of-bounds read, particularly when interacting with certain glib2 versions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:libpurple:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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