Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting pidgin package, versions <0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
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1.47% (87th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-PIDGIN-2073344
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 13 Feb 2013
Introduced: 13 Feb 2013
CVE-2013-0272 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 pidgin to version 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pidgin package and not the pidgin package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0272
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0646
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00007.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
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