FKIE_CVE-2011-4922

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-08 10:26 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pidgin pidgin *
pidgin pidgin 2.0.0
pidgin pidgin 2.0.1
pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
pidgin pidgin 2.1.0
pidgin pidgin 2.1.1
pidgin pidgin 2.2.0
pidgin pidgin 2.2.1
pidgin pidgin 2.2.2
pidgin pidgin 2.3.0
pidgin pidgin 2.3.1
pidgin pidgin 2.4.0
pidgin pidgin 2.4.1
pidgin pidgin 2.4.2
pidgin pidgin 2.4.3
pidgin pidgin 2.5.0
pidgin pidgin 2.5.1
pidgin pidgin 2.5.2
pidgin pidgin 2.5.3
pidgin pidgin 2.5.4
pidgin pidgin 2.5.5
pidgin pidgin 2.5.6
pidgin pidgin 2.5.7
pidgin pidgin 2.5.8
pidgin pidgin 2.5.9
pidgin pidgin 2.6.0
pidgin pidgin 2.6.1
pidgin pidgin 2.6.2
pidgin pidgin 2.6.4
pidgin pidgin 2.6.5
pidgin pidgin 2.6.6
pidgin pidgin 2.7.0
pidgin pidgin 2.7.1
pidgin pidgin 2.7.2
pidgin pidgin 2.7.3
pidgin pidgin 2.7.4
pidgin pidgin 2.7.5
pidgin pidgin 2.7.6
pidgin pidgin 2.7.7
pidgin pidgin 2.7.8
pidgin pidgin 2.10.0
pidgin pidgin 2.10.1
pidgin pidgin 2.10.2
pidgin pidgin 2.10.3
pidgin pidgin 2.10.4
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      "value": "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."
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      "value": "cipher.c en la API de cifrado en libpurple en Pidgin anterior a v2.7.10 conserva la clave de cifrado de datos en la memoria del proceso, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a usuarios locales obtener informaci\u00f3n sensible mediante la lectura de un archivo central u otra representaci\u00f3n de contenido de la memoria."
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  "id": "CVE-2011-4922",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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