CVE-2013-6477

pidgin: DoS when handling timestamps in the XMPP plugin

Published Feb 6, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted timestamp value in an XMPP message.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2859-1 pidgin security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6281 Multiple integer signedness errors in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted timestamp value in an XMPP message.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2100-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:39 PM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 6, 2014, 4:10 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 28, 2014, 12:00 AM