CVE-2011-4922

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-4922
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-08-08T10:26:18
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-09-19T01:34:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.7.9
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42 Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/13
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=50 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18223
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4922
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4922
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:32:41 Added to TrackCVE