The jabber_idn_validate function in jutil.c in the Jabber protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote attackers to…

Description

The jabber_idn_validate function in jutil.c in the Jabber protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted XMPP message.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.8% · top 10% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ea46ab68f0dc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=90 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2017:1854 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-2390-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:1376 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 60741 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-3055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:1397 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 61968 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 10:50 UTC.