---
cve: "CVE-2010-3711"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "3.3%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2010-10-28 00:00:03"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-10T17:28:48+02:00"
---

# CVE-2010-3711

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

libpurple in Pidgin before 2.7.4 does not properly validate the return value of the purple_base64_decode function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted message, related to the plugins for MSN, MySpaceIM, XMPP, and Yahoo! and the NTLM authentication support.

## Referenzen

- <http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050695.html>
- <http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0788.html>
- <http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2753>
- <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62708>
- <http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2754>
- <http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.462352>
- <http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050227.html>
- <http://securitytracker.com/id?1024623>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44283>
- <http://secunia.com/advisories/42294>
- <http://secunia.com/advisories/42075>
- <http://www.osvdb.org/68773>
- <http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0890.html>
- <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1014-1>
- <http://secunia.com/advisories/41893>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2010-3711) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_