SB2011031401 - Input validation error in pidgin.im Pidgin

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SB2011031401 - Input validation error in pidgin.im Pidgin

Published: March 14, 2011 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011031401
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1091)

The vulnerability allows (1) remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG notification packet, and allows (2) remote Yahoo! servers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed YMSG SMS message.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References