SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-6481

libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Yahoo!

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Yahoo! P2P message with a crafted length field, which triggers a buffer over-read.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
3.91% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
pidgin/pidgin
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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