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CVE-2011-4922

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-4922 describes a vulnerability in Pidgin versions prior to 2.7.10, where the libpurple Cipher API failed to properly clear encryption-key data from process memory. This flaw could allow a local attacker to access sensitive information by reading core files or other memory representations. Rated with a CVSS score of 2.1 (Low), the vulnerability requires local access and has a low impact on confidentiality, with no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.7.9CPE 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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 6th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: pidgin-0:2.7.9-3.el6
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: pidgin
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: pidgin

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-4922Low

Cipher API information disclosure in pidgin

Feb 10, 2011

References

hg.pidgin.im / pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/13
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18223
pidgin.im / news/security
Vendor Advisory