CVE-2013-0271 — Pidgin vulnerability

8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
PidginDebian Pidgin
Timeline
PublishedFeb 16
Latest updateMay 5

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/pidgin< pidgin 2.10.6-3 (bookworm)
▶Debianpidgin/pidgin< 2.10.6-3+3
▶NVDpidgin/pidgin2.10.6+50

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-q8m9-xh4h-fpfm: The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2↗2022-05-05
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OSV
CVE-2013-0271: The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2↗2013-02-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Pidgin vulnerabilities↗2013-02-25
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Red Hat
pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names↗2013-02-13
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Debian
CVE-2013-0271: pidgin - The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote...↗2013
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-0271 CVE-2013-0272 CVE-2013-0273 CVE-2013-0274 pidgin various flaws [fedora-all]↗2013-02-13
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-0271 pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names↗2013-02-11
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