DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4939

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4939

    Published: 15 Mar 2012Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-4939

    Summary:

    Details: The 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4939

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pidgin

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.10.2-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High