CVE-2013-6481

pidgin: DoS caused due to OOB read in Yahoo protocol plugin

Published Feb 6, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Yahoo! P2P message with a crafted length field, which triggers a buffer over-read.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2859-1 pidgin security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6284 libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Yahoo! P2P message with a crafted length field, which triggers a buffer over-read.
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, 5:00 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 28, 2014, 12:00 AM