CVE-2011-4601

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

family_feedbag.c in the oscar protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.1 does not perform the expected UTF-8 validation on message data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AIM or (2) ICQ message associated with buddy-list addition.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 25, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-4601: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix