CVE-2013-6481

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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.01006

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

pidgin<= 2.10.7

pidginall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD06 Feb 2014 · 05:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1
usnUSN-2100-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:0139Moderate

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References & Sources

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/4d139ce8f7ec

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=74Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1

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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html

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