CVE-2013-6485

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    CVE-2013-6485

    Published: 6 Feb 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid chunk-size field in chunked transfer-coding data.

    References: http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=80, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html, http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/c9e5aba2dafd, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65243

    Affected packages

    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
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