CVE-2013-0274

pidgin: missing nul termination of long values in UPnP responses

Published Feb 16, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 2.9 Low EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
upnp.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long strings in UPnP responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging access to the local network.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0300 upnp.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long strings in UPnP responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging access to the local network.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1746-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:18 PM
Reserved
Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 16, 2013, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:49 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 13, 2013, 12:00 AM