CVE-2011-4922
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2012-08-08 | |
| Impact: | Low | What is this? |
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.
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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Vector String: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (pidgin) | ELSA-2011-0616 | 2011-05-28 |
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