CVE-2013-0271
published 2013-02-16CVE-2013-0271: The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2)…
PriorityP426medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNIPAN
EPSS
3.12%
86.4th percentile
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
Affected
56 ranges· showing 25
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| debian | pidgin | < pidgin 2.10.6-3 (bookworm) | pidgin 2.10.6-3 (bookworm) |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.0MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Pidgin vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2013-02-25·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2013-0271 [MEDIUM] Pidgin vulnerabilities
Title: Pidgin vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Pidgin.
Chris Wysopal discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled file transfers in
the MXit protocol handler. A remote attacker could use this issue to create
or overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.10,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-0271)
It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled long HTTP headers in the
MXit protocol handler. A malicious remote server could use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-0272)
It was discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled long user IDs in the
Sametime protocol handler. A malicious remote server could use this issue
to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-0273)
It was discovered that Pidgin
Red Hat
pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names
vendor_redhat·2013-02-13·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2013-0271 [MEDIUM] pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names
pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
Statement: Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of pidgin, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Package: pidgin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: pidgin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2013-0271: pidgin - The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote...
vendor_debian·2013·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2013-0271 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-0271: pidgin - The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote...
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.10.6-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.10.6-3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.10.6-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.10.6-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.10.6-3)
GHSA
GHSA-q8m9-xh4h-fpfm: The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-05
CVE-2013-0271 [MEDIUM] GHSA-q8m9-xh4h-fpfm: The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
OSV
CVE-2013-0271: The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2
osv·2013-02-16·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2013-0271 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-0271: The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-0271 CVE-2013-0272 CVE-2013-0273 CVE-2013-0274 pidgin various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2013-02-13·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2013-0271 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-0271 CVE-2013-0272 CVE-2013-0273 CVE-2013-0274 pidgin various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2013-0271 CVE-2013-0272 CVE-2013-0273 CVE-2013-0274 pidgin various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
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against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-0271 pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names
bugzilla·2013-02-11·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2013-0271 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-0271 pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names
CVE-2013-0271 pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names
A security flaw was found in the way MXit protocol plug-in of libPurple generated temporary file used for image data storage, when processing Imagestrip MXit command. A rogue server or remote attacker could use this flaw to specify a file name, which in a partial manner would be used to generate the final local path, used for storage of image data on the local disk, possibly leading to attacker's ability to overwrite local files accessible with the privileges of the user running the pidgin executable.
Upstream ticket:
[1] http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65
Discussion:
Created attachment 696213
Local copy of (by Pidgin upstream) proposed patch to fix the CVE-2013-0271 issue
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This issue did NO
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.htmlhttp://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.htmlhttp://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386
2013-02-16
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