CVE-2013-6483

pidgin: Possible spoofing using iq replies in XMPP protocol plugin

Published Feb 6, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly determine whether the from address in an iq reply is consistent with the to address in an iq request, which allows remote attackers to spoof iq traffic or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted reply.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2859-1 pidgin security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6286 The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly determine whether the from address in an iq reply is consistent with the to address in an iq request, which allows remote attackers to spoof iq traffic or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted reply.
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