CVE-2010-3711 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libpurple, specifically affecting Pidgin versions prior to 2.7.4. The flaw stems from improper validation of the purple_base64_decode function's return value, allowing remote authenticated users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and application crash through a crafted message. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, with an attack vector over the network, low attack complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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