Buffer overflow in Pidgin
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.148 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Pidgin — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-6490?
- CVE-2013-6490 is a vulnerability in Pidgin, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-02-06.
- Is CVE-2013-6490 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.