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CVE-2011-4922
Published: Aug 8, 2012
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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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References
[oss-security] 20120104 Re: CVE request: Pidgin
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http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/8c850977cb42
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