Vulnerability in Pidgin
CVE-2013-0271
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pidgin — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18386 (signature, vdb-entry)
- hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.pidgin.im/news/security/ (Vendor Advisory)