National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-4922

Overview

cipher.c in the Cipher API in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.10 retains encryption-key data in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a core file or other representation of memory contents.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=50

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=50

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120104 Re: CVE request: Pidgin

Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/13