VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-0272
Buffer overflow in http.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP header.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in http.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.86% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00007.html
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00007.html
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.