CVE-2013-6487
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
Integer overflow in libpurple/protocols/gg/lib/http.c in the Gadu-Gadu (gg) parser in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a large Content-Length value, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6487
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=82
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ec15aa187aa0
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.11.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.11.3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.11.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.11.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.11.3-1 |
Application impact
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0074.html
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ec15aa187aa0
- http://libgadu.net/releases/1.11.3.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128277.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- http://vrt-blog.snort.org/2014/01/vrt-2013-1001-cve-2013-6487-buffer.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2852
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:039
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=82
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65188
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2101-1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-02
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6487
CWEs
CWE-189
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.