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    CVE-2013-0272

    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.

    Published:Feb 13, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 16, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.01896
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pidgin
    Product
    Pidgin
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Productivity

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2019-25544 (CVSS 6.9) — Pidgin 2.13.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application …
    CVE-2022-26491 (CVSS 5.9) — An issue was discovered in Pidgin before 2.14.9. A remote attacker who can spoof DNS responses can redirect a …
    CVE-2017-2640 (CVSS 7.5) — An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content. A malicious remot…
    CVE-2016-2380 (CVSS 3.1) — An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to…
    CVE-2016-4323 (CVSS 3.7) — A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent …
    CVE-2016-2374 (CVSS 8.1) — An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Speciall…
    CVE-2016-2369 (CVSS 5.9) — A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially craf…
    CVE-2016-2367 (CVSS 5.9) — An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent vi…
    CVE-2016-2368 (CVSS 8.1) — Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially cra…
    CVE-2016-2372 (CVSS 5.9) — An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent vi…

    References

    http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c
    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.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474
    http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c
    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.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High