VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-6489
Integer signedness error in the MXit functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted emoticon value, which triggers an integer overflow and a buffer overflow.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.81%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer signedness error in the MXit functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted emoticon value, which triggers an integer overflow and a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.81% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4c897372b5a4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=83Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65192
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4c897372b5a4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=83Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65192
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.