CVE-2013-0272
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Buffer overflow in http.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP header.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (pidgin) | RHSA-2013:0646 | 2013-03-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (pidgin) | RHSA-2013:0646 | 2013-03-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (pidgin) | RHSA-2013:0646 | 2013-03-14 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Pidgin project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Daniel Atallah as the original reporter.External References
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