CVE-2011-3184
Pidgin HTTP Denial of Service
Description
The msn_httpconn_parse_data function in httpconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly handle HTTP 100 responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect memory access and application crash) via vectors involving a crafted server message.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 29, 2011, 5:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/5c2dba4a7e2e76b76e7f472b88953a4316706d43/with/16af0661899a978b4fedc1c165965b85009013d1/libpurple/protocols/msn/httpconn.c Added Reference http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/16af0661899a978b4fedc1c165965b85009013d1 Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/064943.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065190.html Added Reference http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=54 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45663 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45916 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1025961 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/10 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/12 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/4 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/7 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49268 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732405 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69341 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18284 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18284 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18284 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/69341 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69341 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-3184 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-3184
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.69 }} -2.21%
score
0.84554
percentile