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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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2011-4833 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1500-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
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Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:23:38.650Z
Reserved: 2011-12-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-4922
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-08-08T10:26:18.127
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-4922
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
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