CVE-2013-0272 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Pidgin

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow8 documents7 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
PidginDebian Pidgin
Timeline
PublishedFeb 16
Latest updateMay 5

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

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-xc58-69j7-pj34: Buffer overflow in http↗2022-05-05
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OSV
CVE-2013-0272: Buffer overflow in http↗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 stack-based buffer overflow when processing HTTP headers↗2013-02-13
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Debian
CVE-2013-0272: pidgin - Buffer overflow in http.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin bef...↗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-2013-0272 pidgin: MXit protocol stack-based buffer overflow when processing HTTP headers↗2013-02-11
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