Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2011-4922 First vendor Publication 2012-08-08
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-09-19

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4922

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-200 Information Exposure

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18223
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18223
Title: 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
Description: 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.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2011-4922
 Version: 3
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
 Product(s): Pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21072
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21072
Title: RHSA-2011:0616: pidgin security and bug fix update (Low)
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2011:0616-01
CVE-2011-1091
CVE-2011-4922
 Version: 29
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
 Product(s): pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23572
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23572
Title: ELSA-2011:0616: pidgin security and bug fix update (Low)
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2011:0616-01
CVE-2011-1091
CVE-2011-4922
 Version: 13
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 6
 Product(s): pidgin
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27904
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27904
Title: DEPRECATED: ELSA-2011-0616 -- pidgin security and bug fix update (low)
Description: [2.7.9-3.el6] - Add patch for RH bug #684685 (zero-out crypto keys before freeing). [2.7.9-2.el6] - Add patch for CVE-2011-1091 (RH bug #683031). [2.7.9-1.el6] - Update to 2.7.9 (RH bug #616917). - Remove patches now included upstream: pidgin-2.6.6-clientLogin-proxy-fix.patch pidgin-2.6.6-clientLogin-use-https.patch pidgin-2.6.6-CVE-2010-1624.patch pidgin-2.6.6-CVE-2010-3711.patch - Disable the translation updates patch. It doesn't apply anymore and will have to be redone. Saving the patch for now in case some parts are still useful to translators.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2011-0616
CVE-2011-1091
CVE-2011-4922
 Version: 4
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 6
 Product(s): pidgin
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 59

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-08-17 Name : Pidgin 'Libpurple' Cipher API Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Windows)
File : nvt/gb_pidgin_libpurple_cipher_api_info_disc_vuln_win.nasl
2012-07-10 Name : Ubuntu Update for pidgin USN-1500-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1500_1.nasl

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2012-07-10 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1500-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-20 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2011-0616.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-02-21 Name : An instant messaging client installed on the remote Windows host is affected ...
File : pidgin_2_7_10.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CONFIRM http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=50
MLIST http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/13
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...

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