CVE-2011-4922
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-08-08 10:00
Modified
2024-08-07 00:23
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/13
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=50Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18223
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=50Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18223
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