NULL pointer dereference in Pidgin - CVE-2013-6482
Published: February 6, 2014 / Updated: January 1, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42057
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6482
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted (1) SOAP response, (2) OIM XML response, or (3) Content-Length header.
Affected software
Pidgin
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6482
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=75
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=76
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=77
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html