CVE-2011-4939 Information

Description

The pidgin_conv_chat_rename_user function in gtkconv.c in Pidgin before 2.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by changing a nickname while in an XMPP chat room.

Reference

http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14392 http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/10ead4688e3af4132d454fa3bc241480500651c9/with/d1d77da56217f3a083e1d459bef054db9f1d5699/pidgin/gtkconv.c http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/d1d77da56217f3a083e1d459bef054db9f1d5699 http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=60 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:029 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A18406