SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-0273

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.60%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.60% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
pidgin/pidgin
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.