NULL pointer dereference in Pidgin - CVE-2013-6483

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NULL pointer dereference in Pidgin - CVE-2013-6483

Published: February 6, 2014 / Updated: January 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42067
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:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6483
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 reply.


Affected software

Pidgin
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
Slackware Linux
libpurple0 (Ubuntu package)
pidgin (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2013-6483

Install update from vendor's website.

libpurple0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.4, 1:2.10.6-0ubuntu2.3, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1.13.10.1
pidgin (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.4, 1:2.10.6-0ubuntu2.3, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1.13.10.1

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