Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting pidgin package, versions <0:2.7.9-27.el6
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
2.28% (90th
percentile)
Do your applications use this vulnerable package?
In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.
Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-PIDGIN-2094889
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 28 Jan 2014
Introduced: 28 Jan 2014
CVE-2013-6487 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 pidgin to version 0:2.7.9-27.el6 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.
Integer overflow in libpurple/protocols/gg/lib/http.c in the Gadu-Gadu (gg) parser in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a large Content-Length value, which triggers a buffer overflow.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65188
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0074.html
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ec15aa187aa0
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=82
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6487
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2852
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128277.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-02
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:039
- http://libgadu.net/releases/1.11.3.html
- http://vrt-blog.snort.org/2014/01/vrt-2013-1001-cve-2013-6487-buffer.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0139
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2101-1
CVSS Scores
version 3.1