CVE-2011-4939

NameCVE-2011-4939
DescriptionThe pidgin_conv_chat_rename_user function in gtkconv.c in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by changing a nickname while in an XMPP chat room.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs664028

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pidgin (PTS)bookworm2.14.12-1fixed
forky, sid, trixie2.14.14-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pidginsourcesqueeze(not affected)
pidginsource(unstable)2.10.2-1664028

Notes

[squeeze] - pidgin <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=60
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