Description
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
Published: 2013-02-16
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0297 The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1746-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:18:09.581Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0271

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-16T21:55:02.093

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-0271

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0271 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses