SB2012080804 - Information disclosure in pidgin.im Pidgin
Published: August 8, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012080804
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4922)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.