CVE-2011-4922
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%
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.
Products: pidgin
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | pidgin | 2.7.11-1 |
| Debian 13 | pidgin | 2.7.11-1 |
| Debian 14 | pidgin | 2.7.11-1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | finch | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | finch-devel | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpurple | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpurple-devel | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpurple-perl | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpurple-tcl | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin-debuginfo | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin-devel | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin-docs | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin-perl | 0:2.7.9-3.el6 |