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CVE-2013-6478

gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly interact with underlying library support for wide Pango layouts, w

gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly interact with underlying library support for wide Pango layouts, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URL that is examined with a tooltip.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.03105
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
pidgin<= 2.10.7
pidginall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD06 Feb 2014 · 04:10 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1
usnUSN-2100-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:0139Moderate
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2bb66ef1475e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=72Vendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2013-March/012980.html
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2013-March/012981.html
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