Input validation error in Pidgin - CVE-2013-0271
Published: February 16, 2013 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33910
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0271
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Affected software
Pidgin
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
pidgin (Alpine package)
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
pidgin (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0271
Install update from vendor's website.
Pidgin - update to 2.10.7
pidgin (Alpine package) - update to 2.10.7-r0
pidgin (Alpine package) - update to 2.10.7-r0
External References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386