VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-6490
The SIMPLE protocol functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a negative Content-Length header, which triggers a buffer overflow.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 14.8%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The SIMPLE protocol functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a negative Content-Length header, which triggers a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 14.81% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6bd2dd10e5da
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=84Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65195
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6bd2dd10e5da
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=84Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65195
- 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.