DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6481

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6481

    Published: 6 Feb 2014Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-6481

    Summary:

    Details: libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Yahoo! P2P message with a crafted length field, which triggers a buffer over-read.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6481

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pidgin

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.10.8-1

    Affected versions

    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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